Regimental number | 763 |
Place of birth | Leichhardt, New South Wales |
Place of birth | Leichardt, New South Wales |
School | Walton Public School and Sydney High School, New South Wales |
Other training | Teachers' College, Sydney, NSW |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | School teacher |
Address | Superior Public School, Wingham, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 20 |
Next of kin | Father, G Greenlees, Superior Public School, Wingham, New South Wales |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Corporal |
Unit name | 36th Battalion, Machine Gun Section |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/53/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A72 Beltana on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Lance Sergeant |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 34th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Somme sector, France |
Age at death | 22 |
Place of burial | Peronne Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot IV, Row P, Grave No. 2), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 123 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Gavin and Minnie GREENLEES |
Family/military connections | Brother: 764 Sergeant Gavin GREENLEES, 33rd bn, returned to Australia, 19 June 1919. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |