| Regimental number | 1908 |
| Place of birth | Beechworth, Victoria |
| School | Thurlow School |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Labourer |
| Address | Goulburn, New South Wales |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 20 |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Eliza Greathead, 6 Chaplin Street, Darlinghurst, New South Wales |
| Previous military service | Nil |
| Enlistment date | |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 55th Battalion, 3rd Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/72/3 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A37 Barambah on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 55th Battalion |
| Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Father had served in the Royal Navy. |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Place of death or wounding | Delville Wood, France |
| Age at death | 23 |
| Place of burial | Guards' Cemetery (Plot VIII, Row M, Grave No. 3), Lesbouefs, France |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 160 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Henry and Eliza GREATHEAD. Native of Beechworth, Victoria |
| Family/military connections | Brothers: 4427 Bertie William GREATHEAD, 20th Bn, killed in action, Zonnebeke, Belgium, 9 October 1917; 1907 Henry Percy GREATHEAD, 55th Bn, killed in action, Le Transloi, France, 2 April 1917. |
| Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |