Cecil Lawrence LOVEGROVE

Regimental number10/410
Date of birth24 December 1892
Place of birthBlenheim
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationCompositor
Address99 Guyton Street, Wanganui
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation20
Height5' 6.5"
Weight108 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs D Lovegrove, 99 Guyton Street, Wanganui
Previous military serviceServed in B Company, 7th Regiment, Territorial Force; still serving at time of NZEF enlistment.
Enlistment date13 August 1914
Place of enlistmentWanganui
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Wellington Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 10 Arawa on 16 October 1914
Final rankPrivate
Final unitNo 1 New Zealand Division Employment Company
FateCommenced return to New Zealand 30 May 1918
Discharge date15 October 1918
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front

Commenced return to New Zealand on board HT 'Mokoia', 30 May 1918; discharged (no longer physically fit for War Service on account of illness contracted on Active Service: neurasthenia), 15 October 1919.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Infantry Batln/Main Body
Date of death15 March 1972 Wanganui
Age at death79
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 20549132