Thomas Bevil Greenfield was killed in action at the Dardanelles on September 28th, 1915, whilst serving as a 2nd Lieutenant in the Royal Engineers. He was 31 years of age.
After studying science at King’s College, London, he entered the Royal School of Mines for the metallurgy course, taking the Associateship in 1904. In 1905 he went to Spain as chemist to the United Alkali Co., but towards the end of the following year he returned to England to take the Associateship of the Royal School of Mines in mining, which he gained in 1907.
He then went to the Spassky Copper Mine for two years as assistant engineer and surveyor, and was next in Mexico at the El Oro Mine, where he was engaged in various capacities for about three years. His last professional engagement was with the Jibutil Gold Mines, in India, which he began in 1913.
He came home towards the end of 1914, and in June of the following year was gazetted to a Field Company of the Royal Engineers. His death, which was caused by a sniper’s bullet, occurred three days after his arrival at the base on the Mediterranean Front and on the first day he went into the trenches.
Mr. Greenfield was admitted to Studentship of the Institution in 1905, and was transferred to Associateship in 1914.
Vol. 25 Trans IMM 1915-1916, p.397
