GROUNDWATER, James
(Service number 14100)
| First Rank | Rifleman | Last Rank |
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Birth
| Date | 21 September 1886 | Place of Birth | Woodbury |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | Ma Waro, South Canterbury | ||
| Occupation | Farmer | ||
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| Next of Kin | Thomas GROUNDWATER (father), Woodbury, South Canterbury; later 45 Studholme Street, Temuka | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | New Zealand Rifle Brigade | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | 5th Reinforcements, 3rd Battalion | ||
| Date | 26 June 1916 | ||
| Transport | Tahiti or Maunganui | ||
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Military Awards
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Award Circumstances and Date
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Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 21 February 1978 | Age | 91 years |
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| Memorial or Cemetery | Cremated Salisbury Park Crematorium, Timaru; ashes interred Pleasant Point Cemetery | ||
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Biographical Notes
James Groundwater, born on 21 September 1886 at Woodbury, was the son of Thomas and Catherine (née McLean) Groundwater. He was educated at Woodbury School. James was a farmer at Ma Waro, South Canterbury, when he enlisted. His nominated next-of-kin was his father, Thomas Groundwater of Woodbury and afterwards of Temuka. J. Groundwater, 14100, of Temuka, returned to New Zealand per the “Kia Ora”, embarking at Liverpool in March 1919, the draft being due at Lyttelton on 7 May 1919. He married Flora Ann McLachlan in 1921. James Groundwater died on 21 February 1978, aged 91 years. Both James and Flora were cremated at Salisbury Park Crematorium, their ashes interred at Pleasant Point Cemetery.
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [27 June 2020]; NZ BDM Indexes (Department of Internal Affairs) [27 June 2020]; Salisbury Park Crematorium record [30 June 2020]; Pleasant Point Cemetery headstone image & burial record (Timaru District Council) [30 June 2020]; New Zealand Times, 26 April 1919 (Papers Past) [27 June 2020]
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