Wilmot
Robert
Grooby
Born in New Zealand
Ancestors 
Brother of
Reginald Thornton Grooby, Edner Elles Meree (Grooby) Thomas, Gordon Henry Grooby, Alvin Theodore Grooby, Leo George Grooby, Frank Heberley Grooby, Gilbert Thomas Grooby, Gerald Nicholson Grooby, Romela Bernice Irene Grooby, Cedric Algyton Grooby and Sylvia Rata (Grooby) Barton
[spouse(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Died
at age 20
in Ypres, Belgium
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Wilmot Grooby is an Anzac who served in World War One.
Wilmot Grooby was Killed in Action during World War I.
Biography
Wilmot was born in 1897. He was the son of George Grooby and Rhoda Woods.[1]
He served in the NZ Army in the First World War, Service No. 39491.[2]
A photo of Private Wilmot Robert Grooby can be viewed on the Nelson Provincial Museum site. [3]
He was killed in action on 12 August 1917 in Ypres, Belgium and was buried in Nieppe Communal Cemetery, France.[4][5]
His death was registered in New Zealand in 1918.[6]
Sources
- ↑ "Births, Deaths & Marriages Online", [digital index], New Zealand Department of Internal Affairs (www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz), Birth Registration of Wilmot Robert Grooby, child of George and Rhoda Martha ; citing Birth Certificate 1897/15143 .
- ↑ http://www.aucklandmuseum.com/war-memorial/online-cenotaph/record/C5977
- ↑ Photo. Private Wilmot Robert Grooby (1896 - 1917). Nelson Provincial Museum Online collection. Accessed 8 May 2024 by M. (Flanagan) Gregg.
- ↑ https://www.nzwargraves.org.nz/casualties/wilmot-robert-grooby
- ↑ https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/189935/wilmot-robert-grooby/
- ↑ "Births, Deaths & Marriages Online", [digital index], New Zealand Department of Internal Affairs (www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz), Death Registration of Wilmot Robert Grooby, aged at death 21Y; citing Death Certificate 1918/59016 .
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