William Charles Groves (SN 4199) born at Ballarat, was an 18 year old teacher at Dana Street State School when he enlisted in Ballarat on July 15th 1915. On December 29th he embarked from Melbourne aboard the Demosthenes and in March 1916 he joined the 14th Infantry Battalion in France. Just a month later, at Reincourt, he was reported missing and it was subsequently discovered that he had become a prisoner of war. He was interned at Limburg in Germany until the war’s end. He was repatriated to England in January 1919 and returned to Australia aboard the Kildonian Castle. He reached Melbourne on May 7th 1919 and was discharged on June 29th. He also enlisted to serve during WW2 with service number VX117262.