Canadian Virtual War Memorial
John Stiby Groves
In memory of:
Corporal John Stiby Groves
January 17, 1916
Military Service
107252
22
Army
Canadian Signal Corps
3rd
1914-15 Star
Additional Information
July 18, 1893
Melcombe, Bingham, England
December 18, 1914
Victoria, British Columbia
Son of Ernest and Frances Mary Groves, of Armstrong, British Columbia. Brother of Florence, Winnifred and Private Richard Ernest Groves, 2nd Canadian Mounted Rifles, killed 27 March 1917.
Commemorated on Page 96 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.
Burial Information
HAZEBROUCK COMMUNAL CEMETERY
Nord, France
II. E. I.
Hazebrouck is a town lying about 56 kilometres south-east of Calais and is easily reached from Calais or Boulogne. The HAZEBROUCK COMMUNAL CEMETERY is on the south-western outskirts of the town. From the Grand place in Hazebrouck follow the D.916 Bethune road. Traverse the first set of traffic lights and the HAZEBROUCK COMMUNAL CEMETERY is 200 metres further on the right hand side of the road as indicated by a signpost. The cemetery lies immediately inside the entrance.
Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
Digital Collection
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Details
Memorial – Remembering brothers lost … Brothers In Arms Memorial, Zonnebeke, BE … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens … May 2022 -
Details
Photo of John Stiby Groves – Corporal John Stiby Groves (Courtesy of 'So Far From Home, Armstrong's Fallen of the Great War', Leonard J. Gamble, Author)
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