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William Lionel GREEN

Regimental number1140
Date of birth4 November 1881
Place of birthHealesville, Victoria
SchoolEnsay State School, Victoria
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationEngine driver
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation32
Next of kinG R Lucas, Johnsville, Victoria
Enlistment date21 September 1914
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name6th Battalion, 1st Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/23/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A32 Themistocles on 22 December 1914
Regimental number from Nominal Roll2107
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll6th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 8 May 1915
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsHelles Memorial, Gallipoli, Turkey
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
46
Family/military connectionsCousins (1st): 324 Pte James Stanley Brooks LUCAS, 38th Bn, returned to Australia, 20 December 1918; 325 Pte Reuben Jeffrey LUCAS, 38th Bn, returned to Australia, 11 December 1918; 2449 Driver Eugene George SAXE, 14th Field Artillery Brigade, returned to Australia, 17 March 1919.
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

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

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