Regimental number | 2574 |
Place of birth | Dartmoor, Victoria |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Farmer |
Address | Badgerin via Dowerin, Western Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 22 |
Height | 6' 0" |
Weight | 160 lbs |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Emily Greenham, Badgerin via Dowerin, Western Australia |
Previous military service | Nil (exempt area under Compulsory Military Training scheme) |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Perth, Western Australia |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 44th Battalion, 5th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/61/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A8 Argyllshire on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 44th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of burial | Bedford House Cemetery Enclosure No. 4 (Plot XV, Row C, Grave No. 19), Zillebeke, Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 138 |
Family/military connections | Brother: 2891 Lance Corporal Arthur Engle GREENHAM, 48th Bn, killed in action, 6 August 1916; First cousin: 58 Pte Charles Gustus GREENHAM, 14th Bn, died of wounds, 1 May 1915. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked Fremantle, 9 November 1916; disembarked Devonport, England, 10 January 1917, and marched in to 11th Training Bn. Admitted to Fargo Hospital, 23 February 1917; marched in to 11th Training Bn from hospital, 14 March 1917. Proceeded overseas to France, 19 April 1917; taken on strength, 44th Bn, in the field, 23 April 1917. Wounded in action (remained at duty), 2 August 1917. Killed in action, 4 October 1917. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, GREENHAM George William Thomas |