| Regimental number | 4687 |
| Place of birth | Lancaster England |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Dairyman |
| Address | 54 Croydon Road, Croydon, New South Wales |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 21 |
| Next of kin | Father, W Greenwood, 44 Williamson Road, Woodville, Lancaster, England |
| Enlistment date | |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 20th Battalion, 12th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/37/2 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A40 Ceramic on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Corporal |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 20th Battalion |
| Recommendations (Medals and Awards) |
Military Medal For conspicuous devotion to duty at Lagnicourt in replacing wire under heavy rifle and machine gun fire thus enabling communications to be maintained; and salvaging wire when supplies were exhausted. Recommendation date: |
| Fate | Returned to Australia |
| Medals |
Military Medal 'During the operations in front of LAGNICOURT on morning of 15th April, 1917 these Signallers [GREENWOOD and 1673 W.H. BINGE] did excellent work in running out wire under heavy rifle and Machine Gun fire, thus enabling constant communication with Battalion Headquarters during the whole of the operations to be maintained. On running short of wire they pushed forward and salvaged sufficient wire to keep up communications.'
Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 169 Date: |
| Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: Military Medal, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Postal Address:
Po Box 7916
Canberra BC 2610, Australia
Street Address:
Northcott Drive,
Campbell, ACT 2600
