Gerald Henry Greenfield
Service Number
N/A
Military Unit
24th Bde Royal Field Artillery
Date of birth
02 Nov 1896
Date of Death
17 Aug 1917 (20 years old)
Place of Birth
Southwell Nottinghamshire
Employment, Education or Hobbies
Unknown
- Family History
- Military History
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Family History
He was the elder son of the late Henry Greenfield of Southwell, Nottinghamshire and Mrs. Greenfield of Edenmore, Woking. He was the brother of Charles Richard Maltby Greenfield.
Military History
He entered St. Bartholomew's Hospital and shortly afterwards was given a nomination for the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich where he became senior sergeant. Gazetted to the Royal Field Artillery in August 1916 he went to the front in September with 'B' Bty 242nd Bde. On August 15th 1917 he was hit by a sniper while acting as Forward Observation Officer near Billebeke and died on August 17th in the Third Canadian Casualty Clearing Station.
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Photographs
Gerald Henry Greenfield
Commonwealth war grave headstone marking his grave at Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery, Belgium. Courtesy of Murray Biddle