Regimental number | 45334 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Auckland |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Farmer |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 22.3 |
Height | 5' 6.5" |
Weight | 146 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, J Green, Tokomaru Bay, Gisborne |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Trentham |
Rank on embarkation | Lance Corporal |
Unit name | New Zealand Rifle Brigade, Reinforcements, G Company (Part) |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 81 Devon on |
Final rank | Rifleman |
Final unit | 2nd Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of burial | No known grave |
Commemoration details | Tyne Cot Memorial (New Zealand Apse, Panel No 7), Zonnebeke, Belgium |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Mr & Mrs John Green, Tokomaru Bay, Gisborne |
Other details |
Originally enlisted, 5 February 1916; discharged in camp as unfit, 18 April 1916. War service: Western Front Embarked Wellington, 5 April 1917; disembarked Devonport, England, 11 June 1917, and marched into Sling Camp, and reverted to the ranks. Proceeded overseas to France, 6 July 1917; joined 2nd Bn, NZ Rifle Brigade, in the field, 9 August 1917, and posted to B Company. Killed in action, 12 October 1917. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 59, p. 17 Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18804, File 16788651 |
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