Regimental number | 1936 |
Place of birth | Roma, Queensland |
School | State School, Roma, Queensland |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Pauline Villa, Roma, Queensland |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 23 |
Height | 5' 6.5" |
Weight | 142 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, H Green, Pauline Villa, Roma, Queensland |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 26th Battalion, 3rd Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/43/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A55 Kyarra on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Sergeant |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 26th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Villers-Bretonneux, France |
Age at death | 28 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 28 |
Place of burial | Villers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery (Plot XIII, Row C, Grave No. 10), Fouilloy, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 107 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Harry and Henrietta GREEN; husband of M.G. SHARPLEY (formerly GREEN), 4 Somerset Place, Windsor, Victoria |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Taken on strength, 26th Bn, Gallipoli, 12 October 1915. Admitted to 7th Field Ambulance, 16 October 1915 (measles); transferred to 16th Casualty Clearing, 16 October 1916, and thence to Mudros; to Alexandria, 20 October 1915, and admitted to 21st General Hospital; to Ras el Tin Convalescent Home, 27 December 1915; to Australian Overseas Base, 28 January 1916; rejoined Bn, Tel el Kebir, 5 February 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 15 March 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 21 March 1916. Wounded in action, 29 July 1916 (gun shot wound, body: severe), and admitted to 2nd Field Ambulance; transferred same day to 4th Casualty Clearing Station, and then to Ambulance Train; admitted to 13th General Hospital, Boulogne, 31 July 1916; transferred to England, 31 July 1916, and admitted to Kitchener Military Hospital, Brighton; transferred to 1st Australian Auxiliary Hospital, Harefield (date not recorded); discharged to No 1 Command Depot, 21 August 1916; granted furlough, 24 August 1916. Married May Gertrude HOWARD, St Paul's Church, St Albans, 26 September 1916. Proceeded overseas to France, 14 October 1916; rejoined Bn, in the field, 8 November 1916. Appointed Temporary Corporal, 11 February 1917. Promoted Corporal, 10 March 1917. Promoted Lance Sergeant, 10 March 1917. Appointed Sergeant, 1 April 1917. Admitted to 5th Australian Field Ambulance, 1 May 1917 (pyrexia, unknown origin), and transferred to 4th Division Rest Station; rejoined Bn, in the field, 10 May 1917. Detached to Anzac Corps Infantry School, 12 May 1917; rejoined Bn from detachment, 17 June 1917. Detached for duty with 7th Training Bn, Rollestone, England, 26 July 1917; marched in to 7th Training Bn, 30 July 1917. Proceeded overseas to France, 30 January 1918; rejoined Bn, in the field, Belgium, 5 February 1918. Admitted to 11th Australian Field Ambulance, 27 June 1918 (influenza), and transferred same day to 5th Casualty Clearing Station; discharged to duty, 1 July 1918; rejoined Bn, in the field, 6 July 1918. Killed in action, 8 August 1918. Buried in Card Copse Cemetery; subsequently reburied in Villers Bretonneux Military Cemetery. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |