Donald Kenneth Grover

Donald Kenneth Grover

Personal Information
Date of Birth	13 Jan 1928
Place of Birth	Beverley, Western Australia
Death	23 Dec 2017
Place of Death	Mt Richon, Western Australia
Age at Enlistment	18 years, 1 month
Description	5'9¼" (1.75m) tall ; ; medium complexion ; blue eyes ; dark brown hair
Occupation	Straw presser
Religion	Church of England
Address	c/o Kelmscott Post Office
Next of Kin	Father , Mr. Arthur John Grover
Military Information
Reg Number	WX500129
Date of Enlistment	Post ww2 - 26 Feb 1946 "Post ww2 - 26 Feb 1946" contains more than three components required for a date interpretation.
Rank	Private
Transfers
Journey Dates	19 Nov 1946
Journey Dates	‒ 13 Mar 1948
Post War Details
Fate	Returned to Australia
Medals	Australian Service Medal 1945-75

Pre War

Lsft school in 1941 at end of 6th grade.

War Service

Don enlisted in the 2nd AIF at Karrakatta on 26 Feb 1946, and was sent on 9 Mar 1946 to the Australian Recruit Training Centre's 3rd Recruit Training Battalion ', arriving there on 15 Mar 1946 for basic training. His records note that he wah volunteered to serve with the British Commonwealth Occupation Force (BCOF) Japan. On 31 May 1946 he was transferred to the 6th Advanced Reinforcement Depot, and on 23 Jul 1946 he was sent to the 3rd Military District for allocation to a unit.

Warned for overseas service he would have had a brief period of leave at home before embarking on SS Kanimbla in Sydney on 19 Nov 1946 for Kure in Japan where he disembarked on 2 Dec 1946. On arrival he was posted to the 67th Australian Infantry Battalion (now the 3rd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment)

On 1 Jul 1947 Don's enlistment transferred to the Interim Army

On 31 Mar 1948 Don was classified as having a 50% disability - Rheunatic Heart Disease.