Identity
Title
Forenames
William Frederick AWMM
Surname
Grupen AWMM
Ingoa
Also known as
Service number
WWI 40550 AWMM
Gender
Iwi
Hapū
Waka
Rohe
Religion
Civilian life
Birth
Date of birth
21 December 1895
Public - Sarndra - Researcher - 6 September 2015 - Archives New Zealand; Military personnel file; http://ndhadeliver.natlib.govt.nz/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE9895295
Place of birth
New Zealand
Public - Sarndra - Researcher - 6 September 2015 - Archives New Zealand; Military personnel file; http://ndhadeliver.natlib.govt.nz/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE9895295
Birth notes
Address before enlistment
Post war occupation
Next of kin on embarkation
Mrs M. Grupen (mother), Queen Street, Onehunga, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM
Relationship status
Pre 16 February 1917
AWMM Single AWMM
Service
Capture details
Days interned
Liberation date
Liberation Repatriation
POW liberation details
POW serial number
Biographical information
- Son of Joseph (John?) and Mary Grupen (nee Ballantine), of George St., Onehunga, Auckland. AWMM
- 4 October 1917 was shot in the right side of neck at Passchendaele.
Later during stint in Auckland Hospital (circa 15 July 1918) stated he coughed up a piece of shell. Public - Sarndra - Researcher - 6 September 2015 - Archives New Zealand; Military personnel file; http://ndhadeliver.natlib.govt.nz/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE9895295
Death
Death
14 November 1918 AWMM
Age 23 AWMM
AWMM
Date of death
Age at death
Place of death
Cause of death
Death notes
Cemetery
Waikaraka Cemetery, 1 Alfred Street, Onehunga, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM Area 3, Block 3, Grave 98 AWMM
Cemetery name
Grave reference
Obituary
Memorial name
Memorial reference
Memorials
Memorial name
- Family grave memorial, Waikaraka Cemetery, 1 Alfred Street, Onehunga, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM
- Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War 1 Hall of Memories AWMM
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Processing
Sources
External links
Documents
- New Zealand Army Expeditionary Force. (1918). Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force Volume III. Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM
55: 5 AWMM - Beattie, P.J. & Pomeroy, M. (2013-2015). Onward : portraits of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force (vols 1-3). Auckland, New Zealand: Fair Dinkum Publications AWMM
Vol. 1: Includes portrait AWMM
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