Greenlees

[gizmo]

Does anyone have any info at all on THOMAS ARCHIBALD GREENLEES. Thomas was killed in 1917 fighting in Belgium with the New Zealanders. His wife was named Elsie, she remarried and was then Elsie Leckie. Any info would be helpful.

[Iain]

Gizmo..., Hi ! I'm going through a de-stressing period by using the genealogy page to change my ideas ! Lol !

It's been some time since you posted this..., perhaps you've already got what you wanted ?

Full Name
Thomas Archibald Greenlees
Rank Last Held
Private
Forename(s)
Thomas Archibald
Surname
Greenlees
War
World War I, 1914-1918
Serial No.
25231
Gender
Male
Date of Birth
26 November 1884
Place of Birth
Wyndham, Southland, New Zealand
Religion
Presbyterian
First Known Rank
Private
Occupation before Enlistment
Farmer
Next of Kin
Mrs Elsie Greenlees (wife), 225 Spey Street, Invercargill, New Zealand
Marital Status
Married
Enlistment Address
Wyndham, Southland, New Zealand
Physical Description

Height: 5 foot 8.5 inches
Weight: 151 pounds
Eyes: brown
Hair: brown
Complexion: Fresh
Other: never off work

Enlistment Date
10 March 1916
Age on Enlistment
28
Body on Embarkation
New Zealand Expeditionary Force
Embarkation Unit
14th Reinforcements, J Company
Embarkation Date
26 June 1916
Place of Embarkation
Wellington, New Zealand
Transport
HMNZT 56
Vessel
Maunganui
Destination
Devonport, England
Nominal Roll Number
34
Page on Nominal Roll
17
Campaigns

Western European 1916, 1917
Messines

Military Awards

British War Medal (1914-1920)
Victory Medal

Last Unit Served
Otago Infantry Regiment, 1st Battalion
Place of Death
Belgium
Date of Death
7 June 1917
Year of Death
1917
Cause of Death
Killed in action
Biographical Notes
Husband of Elsie MacCowan nee Patterson (Paterson), later Leckie m February 1916
Archives NZ source
Military personnel file
Further References
New Zealand at the front. (1917), page141.
Sources Used

Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force Volume II. Wellington: Govt. Printer, 1917
Commonwealth War Graves Commission. URL: http://www.cwgc.org
Births, Deaths and Marriages (New Zealand) Historical Records online
New Zealand at the front. (1917). London: Cassell and Company.

[gizmo]

Thanks Iain..