GROSSKREUTZ, Robert Larenzen
| Service Number: | Q224692 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 11 April 1942 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 22nd (QLD) Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps (VDC) |
| Born: | Mackay, Queensland, Australi, 9 July 1895 |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | 22 September 1977, aged 82 years, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Proserpine General Cemetery, Qld NP8-410 |
| Memorials: |
World War 2 Service
| 11 Apr 1942: | Involvement Private, Q224692, Page missing from Enlistment Register | |
|---|---|---|
| 11 Apr 1942: | Enlisted | |
| 11 Apr 1942: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, Q224692, 22nd (QLD) Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps (VDC) | |
| 21 Oct 1945: | Discharged | |
| 21 Oct 1945: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, Q224692, 22nd (QLD) Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps (VDC) |
Robert Grosskreutz
Q224692 Australian Army
Robert Lorenzen Grosskreutz (known as Bob) was born in Mackay on 9 July
1895 to parents Friederich Wilhelm and Fredreika Dorathea (nee Lorenzen)
Grosskreutz. Bob married Margaret Ellen Hinschen on 22 January 1923 at St
Pauls Proserpine. They had 2 sons, Stanley & Max and 2 daughters Dulcie &
Jeanette.
Bob enlisted in the 22 Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps on Il April 1942,
discharged 21 October 1945.
Bob farmed in the Up River area of Proserpine. Bobs parents are on the
electoral roll for 1903 as farmers at Acacia Vale, Lower Proserpine. 1919 to
1949 Bob is a farmer of Upper River Proserpine. 1925 wife Maggie is listed at
Myrtle Park Proserpine. 1959 and 1963 Bob is Licensee of the Stratford Hotel
Cairns along with Phyllis Merle Barry (nee Martin) They married in the 1960's
1968 to 1977 retired and living at Airlie Beach. Bob died on 22 September
1977 and is buried in the Proserpine Cemetery
Submitted 22 March 2025 by Lyn Burke