Regimental number | 7126 |
Place of birth | Belfast, Co Antrim, Ireland |
School | Model School, Belfast, Co Antrim, Ireland |
Age on arrival in Australia | 18 |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Warehouseman |
Address | Woodgreen Lancelot, Five Dock, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 22 |
Next of kin | Father, J Greer, 272 Springfield Road, Belfast, Ireland |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 13th Battalion, 23rd Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/30/4 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A72 Beltana on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 13th Battalion |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Age at death from cemetery records | 21 |
Place of burial | Trois-Abres Cemetery (Plot I, Row T, Grave No.2), Steenwerck, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 69 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: John and Mary GREER, 272 Springfield Road, Belfast, Ireland |
Family/military connections | Cousin (2nd): 2413 Pte William Hugh Jamieson ROY, 31st Bn, returned to Australia, 8 April 1918. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked Sydney on HMAT 'Beltana', 25 November 1916; disembarked Devonport, England, 20 January 1917; marched into 4th Training Bn, Codford, 31 January 1917. Taken ill whilst on active service, 6 March 1917; admitted to Military Hospital, Sutton Veny, 7 March 1917; marched into No 1 Command Depot, Perham Downs, 21 March 1917; marched into 4th Training Bn, Codford, 22 March 1917. Proceeded to France through Folkestone, 9 May 1917; marched into 4th Australian Divisional Base Depot, Etaples, 10 May 1917; taken on strength of 13th Bn in the field, 13 May 1917. Wounded in action, 11 July 1917 (gun shot wound, head). Died of wounds, 11 July 1917. Buried in Trois Arbres Military Cemetery, Steenwerck, 3.5 miles Northwest of Armentieres. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |