Robert Duff Greaney

Private

Conflict:

WW2

Additional Information:

Son of Thomas Verdon Greaney and Elsie Grace Greaney, of Onehunga, Auckland.

References:

CWGC

NZ WAR GRAVES

Biographical Notes:

"A verdict that deceased died in the Auckland Hospital from injuries received when he accidentally fell through a railway bridge at Papakura was returned by the coroner, Mr. F. K. Hunt, at an inquest yesterday into the death of a soldier, Robert Duff Greaney, aged 19. Deceased, whose father is Mr. T. Greaney, of 11 Forbes Street, Onehunga, was found lying on the road underneath the railway bridge and he told his mother he had fallen while crossing the bridge."

NEW ZEALAND HERALD, VOLUME 79, ISSUE 24321, 9 JULY 1942, PAGE 4

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Casualty

Service Number:

5/1/2281

Name:

Robert Duff Greaney

Rank:

Private

Date of Birth:

Not known

Date of Enlistment:

Not known

Unit:

New Zealand Military Forces

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:

Accidental Death

Date of Death:

20 May 1942

Day of Death:

Wednesday

Age at Death:

Conflict:

WW2

Embarkation Details

Text in italics supplied by Cenotaph Online, Auckland War Memorial Museum

Cemetery

Cemetery:

Mangere Memorial Gardens

Cemetery Reference:

S.645.

Cemetery Location:

New Zealand