Regimental number | 2382 |
Place of birth | Sutton, Nottinghamshire, England |
School | Public School, Singleton, New South Wales |
Age on arrival in Australia | 6 months |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Warkworth, Singleton, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 38 |
Height | 5' 8.5" |
Weight | 168 lbs |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs S. Greenhalgh, Warkworth via Singleton, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Sydney, New South Wales |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 18th Battalion, 5th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/35/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A32 Themistocles on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 2nd Pioneer Battalion |
Fate | Died of disease |
Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll) | *Spelt Frederick Mathew Greenhalgh on NR |
Age at death | 41.7 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 41 |
Place of burial | Ste Marie Cemetery (Plot V, Row L, Grave No.3), Le Havre, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 172 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: James and Sarah GREENHALGH, Warkworth, Singleton, New South Wales. Native of England |
Family/military connections | Brothers: 2428 Lance Corporal Edwin GREENHALGH, 3rd Bn, killed in action, Armentieres, France, 3 July 1916; Pte J GREENHALGH, 20th Bn, returned to Australia injured. |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Taken on strength of 18th Bn, Tel el Kebir, Egypt, 10 January 1916, and posted to 'B' Company. Transferred to 2nd Pioneer Bn, 8 March 1916; taken on strength of 2nd Pioneer Bn, Moascar, 16 March 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 19 March 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 26 March 1916. Admitted to No 44 Casualty Clearing Station, 7 August 1916 (sprained ankle); transferred to No 26 Ambulance Train, no date stated; to No 6 General Hospital, 10 August 1916; to England, 14 August 1916; No 1 Southern General Hospital, Dudley Road, Birmingham, 15 August 1916; discharged, 5 October 1916; marched into No 1 Command Depot, Perham Downs, 6 October 1916. Granted furlough, 7 October 1916; marched into No 1 Command Depot, Perham Downs, 23 October 1916, and classified 'B1A'. Marched out to No 4 Command Depot, Wareham, 27 October 1916. Marched into No 4 Camp, Perham Downs, 24 December 1916, and marched out to No 7 Camp, the same day. Marched out to No 4 Camp, Perham Downs, 27 December 1916. Marched into Pioneer Training Bn, Larkhill, 30 December 1916, and detached to Pioneer Company, No 4 Camp, Perham Downs. Proceeded overseas to France, 13 March 1917; marched into 2nd Australian Divisional Base Depot, Etaples, 14 March 1917. Proceeded to unit, 17 March 1917; rejoined 2nd Pioneer Bn, 18 March 1917. To 2nd Australian Divisional Training Camp, 19 March 1917; rejoined unit, 29 March 1917. Wounded in action, 3 May 1917, but remained on duty. On leave to England, 13 February 1917; rejoined unit, 1 March 1917. Admitted to No 6 Field Ambulance, 6 September 1918, and transferred to No 41 Casualty Clearing Station the same day (sprained ankle); to Ambulance Train, 7 September 1918; to No 12 General Hospital, Rouen, 8 September 1918; to No 2 Convalescent Depot, Rouen, 12 September 1918; to No 11 Convalescent Depot, Duchy, 13 September 1918; discharged, 1 October 1918, and marched into Australian Intermediate Base Depot, Le Havre, 1 October 1918. Admitted to No 2 General Hospital, Le Havre, 14 October 1918. Died, No 2 General Hospital, 19 October 1918 (lobar pneumonia). Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, GREENHALGH Fred Matthew |