Sergeant

Charles Nye Growcott

Conflict: 
WW2
Additional Information: 

Son of Henry Growcott, and of Emily Growcott (nee Crase), of Ruatapu, Westland, New Zealand; husband of Louise Judith Growcott, of Avondale, Auckland, New Zealand.

References:
  • CWGC
NZ WAR GRAVES

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Casualty

Service Number: 
10620
Name:
Charles Nye Growcott
Rank: 
Sergeant
Date of Birth:
18 February 1913
Place of Birth: 
Rimu, West Coast, New Zealand
Next of Kin: 
Louise Judith Growcott (wife), Ruatapu, Westland, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
Ruatapu, Westland, New Zealand
Occupation on Enlistment:
Snigger for Butler Brothers, Ruatapu, Westland, New Zealand
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
New Zealand Infantry, 26 Battalion

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Date of Death:
27 November 1941
Day of Death:
Thursday
Age at Death: 
28
Conflict: 
WW2

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force (2NZEF)
Embarkation Place:
Lyttelton, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
27 August 1940
Destination:
Egypt

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
14. D. 14.
Cemetery Location: 
Libya
Charles Nye Growcott
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