Regimental number | 4/740 |
Address | 48 Forth Street, Mosgiel |
Marital status | Single |
Next of kin | Father, H T Green, c/o Braithwaite's, Princes Street, Dunedin |
Rank on embarkation | Sapper |
Enlistment status | Volunteer |
Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 4th Reinforcements, New Zealand Field Engineers |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on |
The 4th Reinforcements, New Zealand Field Engineers, left New Zealand on board three ships, HMNZT 21 'Willochra', HMNZT 22 'Knight Templar', and HMNZT 23 'Waitomo'. It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked. | |
Final rank | Corporal |
Final unit | 2nd Field Company, New Zealand Engineers |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Age at death from cemetery records | 28 |
Place of burial | Trois Arbres Cemetery (Plot I, Row V, Grave No 15), Steenwerck, France |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Henry Thomas and Anderina Green, 33 Littlebourne Road, Roslyn, Dunedin |
Medals |
Mlitary Medal 'From 17th to 20th September 1916, he located and repaired wells in the newly captured village of Flers. This service was performed under continuous shellfire. He has done consistently good work throughout from April to September in France.'
Source: 'London Gazette' Date: |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Medals: Military Medal, 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: Field Engineers/Fourth |
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