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Ernest Kithro GREEN

Regimental number6504
Place of birthAlbert Park, Victoria
SchoolState School, Camberwell, Victoria
ReligionBaptist
OccupationJournalist
Address17 Tooronga Road, Auburn, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation26
Next of kinFather
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date4 January 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name7th Battalion, 21st Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/24/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A71 Nestor on 2 October 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll7th Battalion
FateDied of wounds 24 September 1917
Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll)*Spelt Ernest Kethro Green on NR
Place of death or woundingPolygon Wood, Belgium
Age at death28
Place of burialLijssenthoek Military Cemetery (Plot XXV, Row K, Grave No. 10A), Belgium
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
50
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Matthew and Emily GREEN, Auburn, Victoria. Native of Albert Park
Family/military connectionsBrother: Pte Harold Nuttall GREEN, 60th Bn, wounded in Belgium, returned to Australia, September 1918.
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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