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Cenotaph record

Nelson Charles Greentree

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Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Nelson Charles AWMM
  • Surname
    Greentree AWMM
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  • Gender
    Male AWMM
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Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    1 August 1919 AWMM AWMM
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  • Next of kin on embarkation
    Mrs Alice May Greentreee (mother), Tauhei Rural Delivery, Morrinsville, New Zealand AWMM
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Service

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  • War
    World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM
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Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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Embarkations

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Prisoner of war

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Medical history

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Last known rank

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Biographical information

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  • Son of Henry Arthur and Alice May (nee Waldron) Greentree of Morrinsville.

    Four brothers served in WW2: Athol George Greentree (NZ414974); Stuart Frances Greentree (25167); Ralph Waldron Greentree (RNZN 1456); and Nelson Charles Greentree.

    Service details not known AWMM

Death

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  • Death
    7 March 1995 AWMM
    AWMM
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  • Cemetery
    Manukau Memorial Gardens Cemetery & Crematorium (Papatoetoe Cemetery), 357 Puhinui Road, Papatoetoe, Auckland AWMM Retur-Ash-1270 AWMM
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