Edward Alfred Grogan

Corporal

Conflict:

WW2

Additional Information:

Son of Edward and Catherine Grogan; husband of Freda Grogan, of Henderson, Auckland. Served in France , WW1.

References:

CWGC

Archives New Zealand

BDM Online

NZ WAR GRAVES

Biographical Notes:

Embarkation details given are for service in WW1.

“GROGAN. —On July 21, 1943 at Auckland, Corporal Edward Alfred. Guard Vital Points, beloved husband of Freda, and loving father of Ray, Gordon, James and Molly, — R.I.P. Requiem Mass will be celebrated at the Church of the Good Shepherd, Telford Avenue, Mount Eden, to-morrow (Friday), at 9 a.m., prior to interment at Hillsborough.” [New Zealand Herald, Volume 80, Issue 24642, 22 July 1943, Page 1]

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Casualty

Service Number:

800934

Name:

Edward Alfred Grogan

Rank:

Corporal

Date of Birth:

16 October 1878

Place of Birth:

Auckland, New Zealand

Next of Kin:

Freda Albeda Grogan (wife), 7 Princes Avenue, Mt Roskill, Auckland

Religion:

Roman Catholic

Date of Enlistment:

17 March 1941

Locality on Enlistment:

7 Princes Avenue, Mt Roskill, Auckland

Place of Enlistment:

Auckland, New Zealand

Marital Status:

Married

Occupation on Enlistment:

Labourer

Employer:

F M Winstone Limited, Auckland

Unit:

New Zealand Military Forces

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:

Died of sickness

Date of Death:

21 July 1943

Day of Death:

Wednesday

Age at Death:

Conflict:

WW2

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:

New Zealand Rifle Brigade

Embarkation Place:

Wellington, New Zealand

Embarkment Date:

15 August 1917

Transport:

HMNZT 92

Vessel:

Ruahine

Destination:

Glasgow, Scotland

Text in italics supplied by Cenotaph Online, Auckland War Memorial Museum

Cemetery

Cemetery:

Hillsborough Cemetery

Cemetery Reference:

Area 12, Block A, Grave 535.

Cemetery Location:

New Zealand