GREENWOOD, Ernest
(Service number 6/1860)
| First Rank | Sergeant | Last Rank | Private |
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Birth
| Date | 23/02/1905 | Place of Birth | Burnley, Lancashire, England |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | 1 June 1915 | Age | |
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| Address at Enlistment | Smithfield, Timaru | ||
| Occupation | Clerk | ||
| Previous Military Experience | |||
| Marital Status | Single | ||
| Next of Kin | Mrs Elizabeth Greenwood,(mother) 52 Albion Street,Burnley, Lancashire, England | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | 4th Reinforcements | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | Canterbury Infantry Battalion | ||
| Date | 17 April 1915 | ||
| Transport | HMNZT 21 Willochra | ||
| Embarked From | Wellington | Destination | Suez, Egypt |
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| Last Unit Served With | Canterbry Infantry Battalion,1st (Canterbury) Battalion | ||
Military Awards
| Campaigns | Eygpt 1914-15, Balkans (Gallipoli) 1915 | ||
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| Service Medals | 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal | ||
Award Circumstances and Date
No information
Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 8 July 1915 | Age | 34 |
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| Place of Death | Gallipoli, Turkey | ||
| Cause | Killed in action (Reported wounded, declared missing, believed dead) | ||
| Memorial or Cemetery | Chunuk Bair (NZ) Memorial, Chunuk Bair Cemetery, Gallipoli, Turkey | ||
| New Zealand Memorials | On Memorial wall, Timaru; Memorial plaque, St Mary's Church, Timaru | ||
Biographical Notes
son of William and ElizabethGreenwood, 52 Albion St, Burnley, England. Reported wounded 7 August 1915, subsequent Board of Enquiry declared missing believed Dead
Sources
Auckland War memorial Museum Cenotaph Database (March 2015); Military personnel file via Archives New Zealand (March 2015)
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Liz Shea (SC branch NZSG)
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