Lt
Richard Groves
Information about birth
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Date of birth: 23/10/1897 |
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Place of birth: Sea Point, Capetown, South Africa |
Army information
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Country: England, United Kingdom |
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Force: British Expeditionary Force |
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Rank: Lieutenant |
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Service number: / |
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Units: — Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment), 1/6th Bn. attd. 11th Bn. (Last known unit) |
Information about death
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Date of death: 24/10/1917 |
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Age: 20 |
Cemetery
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Wimereux Communal Cemetery Plot: IV Row: L Grave: 4 |
Distinctions and medals 2
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British War Medal Medal |
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Victory Medal Medal |
Points of interest 1
| #1 | Place of birth |
Sources 1
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1/6 Battalion Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment). (The National Archives, KEW (TNA), WO 95/2694/1). https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C14303 Sources used |
More information 3
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Commonwealth War Graves Commission Database https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/508577 |
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Namenlijst (In Flanders Fields Museum) https://namenlijst.org/publicsearch/#/person/_id=60c37160-69f9-4f5f-ae01-8a1be46bca60 |
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Lives of the First World War (Imperial War Museum) https://livesofthefirstworldwar.iwm.org.uk/lifestory/1490456 |