Basic Details
Surname
Greenroyd
Forenames
Ernest
Gender
Male
Information stated on memorial
Served or died
Died
Notes
Hornshaw and Fowler provide the extra details. Originally from Middlesborough, he was a mill worker who enlisted in August 1914. He was a member of a mortar team and was killed by a direct hit from an enemy mortar bomb. He is also commemorated on IWM 2625.
Primary Service
As stated on memorial
Service (Primary - Stated)
Not stated on the memorial
Unit (Primary - Stated)
Not stated on the memorial
Rank / Title (Primary - Stated)
Not stated on the memorial
Our References
Service (Primary - Our reference)
Unit (Primary - Our reference)
Rank / Title (Primary - Our reference)
Death and Burial details
Year of death
1916
Month of death
May
Day of death
20
Age at death
19
Manner of death as stated
Not stated on memorial
Manner of death reference
Killed in Action