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Archibald Morley Grooby

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Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Archibald Morley AWMM
  • Surname
    Grooby AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    WWI 30930 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion
    Church of England, Christian AWMM

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    15 April 1895 AWMM Richmond, Nelson AWMM
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    WW1 J. Grooby (father) AWMM
  • Relationship status

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
  • Campaign
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    WWI 30930 AWMM
  • Military service
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Military decorations

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  • Medals and Awards

Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    WW1 Farmer/Civilian AWMM
  • Occupation before enlistment
  • Age on enlistment

Embarkations

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Prisoner of war

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  • Capture details
  • Days interned
  • Liberation date
  • Liberation Repatriation
  • POW liberation details
  • POW serial number

Medical history

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  • Medical notes

Last known rank

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  • Last rank
    WW1 10 May 1917 AWMM Private AWMM

Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Did not embark overseas. AWMM

Death

About death

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  • Death
    20 July 1932 AWMM
  • Date of death
    12 July 1932 Public - Vanessa - 14 December 2023 - Cemetery records
  • Age at death
    37 Public - Vanessa - 14 December 2023 - Birth, Death, Cemetery Records
  • Place of death
    Nelson Public Hospital, Nelson, New Zealand Public - Vanessa - 14 December 2023 - Death Cert
  • Cause of death
    TB Public - Vanessa - 14 December 2023 - Death Cert
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
  • Cemetery name
    Wakapuaka Public - Vanessa - 14 December 2023 - Govt Services of Wakapuaka Cemetery records
  • Grave reference
    Plt 45, Block 23, Area Church of England/Anglican Public - Vanessa - 14 December 2023 - Cemetery records
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Memorials

Memorial

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14 December 2023VanessaTararua DistrictOther

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