Regimental number | 6/1860 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Burnley, Lancashire, England |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Clerk |
Address | Smithfield, Timaru |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 33 |
Height | 6' 0.25" |
Weight | 151 lbs |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Elizabeth Greenwood, 52 Albion Street, Burnley, Lancashire, England |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Trentham |
Rank on embarkation | Sergeant |
Enlistment status | Volunteer |
Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 4th Reinforcements, Canterbury Infantry Battalion |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 21 Willochra on |
Final rank | Private |
Final unit | Canterbury Infantry Regiment |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Age at death from cemetery records | 35 |
Place of burial | No known grave |
Commemoration details | Chunuk Bair (New Zealand) Memorial (Panel No 12), Gallipoli, Turkey |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: the late William and Elizabeth Greenwood, 52 Albion Street, Burnley, England |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Promoted Corporal, 16 January 1915. Joined Bn at Gallipoli, 8 June 1915, and posted to B Company, and reverted to the ranks. Wounded in action 7 August 1915. Board of Enquiry, held at Moascar Camp, Ismailia, 16 January 1916, concluded 'No further evidence'. No trace England. Now, 20 March 1916, recorded as 'Wounded as missing. Believed dead, on or about 7 August 1915'. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: Canterbury Infantry Batln/Fourth |
Sources | Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 16788787 |