Community Contributed

Groves Edward DANIELL

Kete Horowhenua2020-03-23T17:03:14+00:00
Date of birthabt 1889
Date of death4 October 1916
Mothers nameMary (née McDonnell)
Spouses nameUnmarried
Fathers namePercy Edward Daniell
Parents date of marriage1888
SiblingsPercy Dennis (Regimental Number 30473), Laurence Allan (Regimental Number 2/1969), Vernon (b 10 August 1904), Annie (b 25 October 1905), plus 3 more girls
Cause of deathKilled in action
Buried whereFlatiron Copse Cemetery, Mametz, Somme, France. I.G.28
Last known residenceFort Cautley, Devonport, Auckland
AwardsMilitary Cross (MC); Mentioned in Despatches (MID); 1914-15 Star; British War Medal; Victory Medal
OccupationProfessional Soldier
Place of deathIn the field, France
Date of arrival overseas3 December 1914
Theatres of warGallipoli, Egyptian, Western Front
Place of embarkationWellington
SurnameDANIELL
War memorialFoxton
Christian namesGroves Edward
Place of arrival overseasSuez, Egypt
SchoolWanganui Collegiate
WarsWW1
Service number2/256
Final rankCaptain
Regiment or serviceNew Zealand Field Artillery
Embarkation date16 October 1914

Probate: Will at Archives NZ, Wellington.

CITATION: For Military Cross (MC): For conspicuous gallantry and ability in handling the battery under his command. On the afternoon of 8 August, this officer took over four guns of the 57th Bde RFA. Detachments were formed out of 4 NCO’s, 22 gunners from the 2nd Battery NZFA and 20 men from the 5th reinforcements who had landed at Anzac during the morning – the position was selected late in the afternoon and that night 2 guns were got into action and dug in at dawn. Fire was opened on Chunuk Bair but one gun was soon put out of action. Owing to the position being so exposed to shell and ammunition fire, it was changed during the night; two more were bought up at dawn on 10 August the battery was ready to fire again which it did with great effect although subjected to a heavy crossfire from machine guns and a good deal of shellfire.” (London Gazette, 14 January 1916, p591, WA 22/5/10

CITATION: For Mentioned in Despatches (MID): “In connection with the operations described in General I. Hamilton’s despatch dated 11 December 1915.” (London Gazette, 28 January 1916, p1209).

Thank you to Richard West of Southwell, Notts, England, for taking and sending the photos of the cemetery and Register entry.

Any use of this item must be accompanied by the credit “Adopt an Anzac Project”