Trooper

Lawrence Robert Grooby

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of Edward and Elizabeth Grooby, of Umukuri, Nelson, New Zealand.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
Relatives Who Are Also Casualties:
NZ WAR GRAVES

Public Contributions:

There are no public contributions written for this casualty

Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
58408
Name:
Lawrence Robert Grooby
Rank: 
Trooper
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
E. Grooby (father), Brooklyn, Motueka, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Occupation on Enlistment:
Farmer
Unit:
NZEF, New Zealand Mounted Rifles Brigade, Canterbury Mounted Rifles

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Died of disease
Date of Death:
27 October 1918
Day of Death:
Sunday
Age at Death: 
24
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
New Zealand Expeditionary Force
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
23 April 1918
Transport:
HMNZT 102
Vessel:
Willochra
Destination:
Southampton, England

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
BB. 42.
Lawrence Robert Grooby
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