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Percy Robert GREENLAND

Regimental number3327
Place of birthHobart, Tasmania
SchoolSt Joseph's (Catholic) School, Hobart, Tasmania
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationLabourer
AddressHobart, Tasmania
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation28
Next of kinWife, Mrs Julia Greenland, 249 Macquarie Street, Hobart, Tasmania
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date3 October 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll2 October 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name40th Battalion, 8th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/57/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A20 Hororata on 14 June 1917
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll40th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 17 July 1918
Place of death or woundingHamel, France
Age at death29
Place of burialCrucifix Corner Cemetery, (Plot IX, Row D, Grave 14), Villers-Bretonneux, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
132
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Son of Jacob and Maggie Greenland; husband of Julia GREENLAND. Native of Hobart, Tasmania
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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