Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Ballarat, Victoria |
School | Ballarat High School, Victoria |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Soldier |
Address | 19 Napier Street, Ballarat East, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 20 |
Height | 5' 6" |
Weight | 138 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, G J Greenshields, 19 Napier Street, Ballarat East, Victoria |
Previous military service | Royal Military College, Duntroon (Corps of Staff Cadets, March 1914-April 1916; specially graduated for war service) |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | LT (Prov) |
Unit name | Field Artillery Brigade 7, Battery 28 |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 13/35/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A8 Argyllshire on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Captain |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 3rd Division Artillery |
Recommendations (Medals and Awards) |
Mention in Despatches Recommendation date: Mention in Despatches Awarded, and promulgated, 'London Gazette' No. 30706 (28 May 1918); 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 165 (24 October 1918). Recommendation date: |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll) | Spelt George Gorrard Greenshields on NR |
Place of death or wounding | Heilly, nr Amiens, France |
Age at death from cemetery records | 22 |
Place of burial | Heilly Station Cemetery (Plot VII, Row A, Grave No. 25), Mericourt-L'Abbe, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 15 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Commemorated on Roll of Honour, Peacock Hall, Ballarat High School, Victoria. Parents: George and Annie GREENSHIELDS, 19 Napier Street, Ballarat, Victoria |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked Sydney, 11 May 1916; disembarked Devonport, England, 10 July 1916. Proceeded overseas to France, 29 December 1916. On leave to England, 12 August 1917; rejoined unit from leave, 23 August 1917. Appointed Captain and Adjutant, 1 September 1917. On leave to England, 20 February 1918; rejoined unit from leave, 4 March 1918. Killed in action, 1 April 1918. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, GREENSHIELDS George Jerrard |