GREENFIELD, Joseph Leslie
(Service number 8/129)
| First Rank | Private | Last Rank |
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Birth
| Date | 03/01/1890 | Place of Birth | Oamaru |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | 21 August 1914 | Age | |
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| Address at Enlistment | C/- Watson and Co, .Christchurch | ||
| Occupation | Traveller for Watson & Co, Christcurch | ||
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| Marital Status | Single | ||
| Next of Kin | H Greenfield (Father), Temuka | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | Main Body | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | Otago Infantry Battalion | ||
| Date | 16 October 1914 | ||
| Transport | Hawkes Bay or Ruapehu | ||
| Embarked From | Port Chalmers | Destination | Suez, Egypt |
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Military Awards
| Campaigns | Egypt 1914-15-16, Egypt 1915, Balkans (Gallipoli) 1915, Western Europe 1916 | ||
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Award Circumstances and Date
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Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 8 August 1942 | Age | 52 |
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| Place of Death | Timaru | ||
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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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