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Eric Percy Greenwood

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Headstone of Private Eric Percy Greenwood (54684). Cross Roads Cemetery, France. New Zealand War Graves Trust (FREQ9958). CC BY-NC-ND 4.0.

Headstone of Private Eric Percy Greenwood (54684). Cross Roads Cemetery, France. New Zealand War Gra …

Identity

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Eric Percy AWMM
  • Surname
    Greenwood AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    WWI 54684 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    Miss Irene Greenwood (sister), 158 Bridge Street, Nelson, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
  • Campaign
    Le Quesnoy AWMM
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    WWI 54684 AWMM
  • Military service
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    WW1 Farmer/Civilian AWMM
  • Occupation before enlistment
  • Age on enlistment

Embarkations

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Prisoner of war

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  • Capture details
  • Days interned
  • Liberation date
  • Liberation Repatriation
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  • POW serial number

Medical history

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  • Medical notes
    Killed in Action, Cause of Death AWMM

Last known rank

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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    • Son of Cecil and Annie Greenwood, of Murgon, Queensland, Australia

      The Official History, records that Private Greenwood was first buried in an isolated grave 8 and 3/4 miles S.E. of Valenciennes, France. AWMM
    • Brother of (1) Trooper Gascoyne Cecil Greenwood NZEF Service 13/1034 of the Auckland Mounted Rifles NZEF - who died of wounds 2 December 1915 - at Gallipoli, Turkey.

      Also brother of (2) Lieutenant Roy Harry Greenwood - served Australian forces (AIF) Regimental service # 72; Born Ashburton, New Zealand. Enlisted 30 April 1915 at Brisbane, Queensland, Australia (aged 18 years). Served France & Belgium. Wounded in action multiple times. Returned to Australia - on 18 January 1919 - aboard HT 'Ulysses'. Died at Sydney, Australia in 1970. Public - Jenifer - Researcher - 22 December 2016 - Military File of Lieutenant Roy Harry Greenwood AIF : National Archives of Australia : Item ref # B2455 Greenwood R.H.
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Death

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  • Death
    4 November 1918 AWMM
    Age 29 AWMM
    Le Quesnoy, France AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Killed in Action AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    Cross Roads Cemetery, Fontaine-au-Bois, Nord, France AWMM II. F. 19. AWMM
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  • Obituary
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Memorials

Memorial

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    Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War 1 Hall of Memories AWMM

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Sources

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    • NZEF CASUALTIES — LE QUESNOY As noted in the Appendix of Dr Christopher Pugsley’s book: Le Quesnoy 1918: New Zealand’s Last Battle. This list was compiled by Richard Stowers and Herb Farrant, and added to by Christopher Pugsley. Please forward any additional names and details to the author through Oratia Media. The list covers period 1–7 November 1918 and those who died after from wounds received in this period. AWMM
    • New Zealand Army Expeditionary Force. (1918). Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force Volume III. Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM
      72: 23 AWMM
    • Beattie, P.J. & Pomeroy, M. (2013-2020). Onward : portraits of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force (vols 1-5). Auckland, New Zealand: Fair Dinkum Publications AWMM
      Vol. 5: Includes portrait AWMM
    • Roll of Honour, Auckland Province (digital copy), 1914 - 1919. Auckland War Memorial Museum Library. MS-2016-2. AWMM
    • Pugsley, C. (2018). Le Quesnoy, 1918 : New Zealand's Last Battle. Auckland, New Zealand : Oratia. AWMM

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DateFirst namesLocationRelationshipContact
14 January 2018ElizabethUKOther relative
22 December 2016JeniferWairarapa New Zealand.Researcher
21 December 2016AllanRotoruaResearcher
12 August 2015johnauckland new zealandOther

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