Source: SS Caronia Passenger Manifest. 1919.
Family Search: When Private William Henry Groves was born on 16 January 1879, in Hanwell, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom, his father, Samuel Charles Groves, was 29 and his mother, Susan Sapsford, was 28. He had at least 2 sons and 2 daughters with Mary Jane Burry. He immigrated to Canada in 1913 and lived in Toronto, York, Ontario, Canada for about 21 years. He registered for military service in 1915. In 1919, his occupation is listed as railway baggage man in Toronto, York, Ontario, Canada. He died on 18 September 1935, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, at the age of 56, and was buried in Mount Hope Catholic Cemetery, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Private William Henry Groves, reg. no. 159088.
This man was enlisted with the 81st Battalion at Toronto, Ontario on20 September 1915.
He was a lather following the Roman Catholic faith.
He arrived in England on 6 May 1916 aboard the SS Olympic.
He was transferred to the 18th Battalion on 28 June 1916 and arrived “in the field” on 14 July 1916.
He received 1o days leave on 10 October 1917 and a 14 days leave on 1 October 1918.
He returned to the 18th Battalion and was demobilized at London, Ontario on 24 May 1919.
History of the 18th Battalion CEF, "The Fighting Eighteenth" 