| Regimental number | 2/652 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Marton, Manawatu |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Mechanic |
| Address | 34 Bourke Street, Palmerston North |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 25 |
| Height | 5' 5" |
| Weight | 144 lbs |
| Next of kin | Douglas Cowper Tennent, 6 Mathieson Street, Wanganui |
| Previous military service | Marton Royal Rifles, Volunteer Force |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Awapuni Camp, Palmerston North |
| Rank on embarkation | Trumpeter |
| Enlistment status | Volunteer |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, New Zealand Field Artillery |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on |
| Final rank | Trumpeter |
| Final unit | Brigade Ammunition Column, New Zealand Field Artillery |
| Fate | Invalided to New Zealand and discharged in 1916 but enlisted in Royal Air Force in 1918 (survived the war) |
| Discharge date | |
| Family/military connections | Brother: Trooper 7/522 John Greenwood TENNENT, Canterbury Mounted Rifles Regiment, returned to New Zealand. |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt Enlisted with rank of trumpeter and posted to Brigade Ammunition Column, New Zealand Field Artillery, 8 September 1914. Proceeded overseas from Wellington on board HMNZT No 10 'Arawa', 16 October 1914. Disembarked Alexandria, Egypt, 3 December 1914. Admitted to 17th General Hospital, Alexandria, 21 June 1915 (influenza/severe bronchitis). Transferred to Enteric Fever Convalescent Camp, Port Said, 28 August 1915 (severe enteritis). Recommended to be sent back to New Zealand for 'a change of air', Medical Report on Invalid, Enteric Fever Convalescent Camp, Port Said, 9 September 1915. Commenced return to New Zealand from Egypt on board HMNZT No 28 'Tofua', 24 September 1915. Found guilty, 17 October 1915, of 1 breaking out of ship, 2 direct disobedience of orders, 3 being absent without leave: awarded 72 hours detention. Disembarked in Auckland, 27 October 1915. Discharged in consequence of being medically unfit for Active Service, although fit for employment in civil life, 23 March 1916. Total war service: 1 year 197 days (of which 1 year 11 days were overseas). Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Date of death | |
| Age at death | 86 |
| Place of burial | Purewa Cemetery and Crematorium, Meadowbank, Auckland (cremated, ashes scattered). |
| Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: Field Artillery/Main Body Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805 |