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Sidney Rupert GREEN

Regimental number2152
Place of birthBalaclava Victoria
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationSchool teacher
AddressEchuca P.O., Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation18
Next of kinFather, C.L. Green, Echuca PO, Victoria
Enlistment date10 April 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name5th Battalion, 6th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/22/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A40 Ceramic on 25 June 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll5th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 31 October 1916
Place of death or woundingFlers, France
Age at death from cemetery records19
Place of burialA.I.F. Burial Ground (Plot II, Row G, Grave No. I), Grass Lane, Flers, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
43
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Commemorated in Holy Trinity Anglican Church, Maldon, Victoria. Inscription reads in part: 'who died in the service of his country at Flers, france, on the 31st October, 1916, aged 19 years, 5 months. Ready to do whatsoever my Lord the King shall appoint.' Parents: Charles and M. Ida GREEN, Echuca, Victoria. Native of Balaclava
Other details

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

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