Richard William GROVE

Regimental number51161
OccupationCarpenter
Next of kinMother, Mrs Grove, 14 Tui Street, Mount Eden, Auckland
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 26th Reinforcements (1st Draft), F Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 95 Willochra on 9 June 1917
Final rankPrivate
Final unit1st Battalion, Canterbury Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 26 August 1918
Place of burialAchiet-Le-Grand Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot III, Row D, Grave No 23), France
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Parents: Mr & Mrs Frank Grove, Kawhia, Auckland
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 66, p. 16