GREINER, George
(Service number 7/1622)
| First Rank | Trooper | Last Rank |
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Birth
| Date | 6 May 1884 | Place of Birth | Scotland |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | 25 August 1915 | Age | |
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| Address at Enlistment | Post Office, Timaru | ||
| Occupation | Labourer for A Gudal, Winchester | ||
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| Marital Status | Single | ||
| Next of Kin | Mrs K.Greiner (Mother), 43 Macdonald Rd, Edinburgh, Scotland | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | 7th Reinforcements | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | Canterbury Mounted Rifles | ||
| Date | 10 September 1915 | ||
| Transport | Aparima or Navua or Warrimoo | ||
| Embarked From | Wellington | Destination | Suez, Egypt |
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Military Awards
| Campaigns | Egypt 1915-16, Egypt Expeditionary Force 1916, Western Europe 1916 -18 | ||
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Award Circumstances and Date
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Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 22 August 1936 | Age | 52 |
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| Place of Death | Auckland | ||
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Biographical Notes
Sources
Auckland War memorial Museum Cenotaph Database (March 2015); Military personnel file via Archives New Zealand (March 2015)
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Janette Clarke, SC branch NZSG
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