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• Name GREENSHIELDS
• Initials M
• First name MELVILLE
• Place of birth Montreal
• Country Québec, Canada
• Last residence London
• Family Son of James N. and Elizabeth Glass Greenshields, of Montreal. His father, born in Danville, Québec, was a lawyer for Louis Riel's trial in 1885, later involved with Shawinigan Water and Power and Wabasso Cottons. Two of his sons started Greenshields & company which eventually became Richardson Greenshields.
• Profession Investment broker, partner in Greenshields and Co.

Military service

• Rank Captain
• Regiment and unit 13th Bn. Québec Regiment (Royal Highlanders of Canada)
• Division - Brigade 3rd Brigade
• Army - Corps - Division 1st Canadian Division
• National force C.E.F.

Death

• Wounded Hill 62
• Type of wounds Killed outright after being hit by a piece of shrapnel on the head
• Date of death 3 June 1916
• Died at the age of 32
• Grave reference Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery VI - A - 10

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