GREEN, Robert William
| Service Number: | R27859 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Seaman |
| Last Unit: | HMAS Sydney (III) |
| Born: | Ipswich, Queensland, Australia, 11 November 1926 |
| Home Town: | Ipswich, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Gympie, Queensland, Australia, 20 November 1984, aged 58 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Gympie Cemetery, Qld |
| Memorials: |
Vietnam War Service
| 27 May 1965: | Involvement Royal Australian Navy, Seaman, R27859 | |
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| 14 Sep 1965: | Involvement Royal Australian Navy, Seaman, R27859 | |
| 22 Apr 1966: | Involvement Royal Australian Navy, Seaman, R27859 | |
| 25 May 1966: | Involvement Royal Australian Navy, Seaman, R27859, HMAS Sydney (III) , Musician |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Chris Buckley
Robert was the fourth of five children of John Henry Green (b1892 in Booval, Ipswich, QLD) and Agnes Grace Feeney (b1895 in Kirchheim, QLD). John (a Labourer) and Agnes married in 1913 in Ipswich, QLD. They lived in Yarraman, Blackbutt, Roma and Ipswich where John worked as a Timber Getter and Labourer.
Robert was a Labourer when he enlisted in the RAN in 1945 (Ordinary Seaman; Service No:R27859) and served as a Bandsman (Bugler, Musician) on HMAS Crberus, Albatross, Australia, Sydney, Penguin and many other ships. Followining his Discharge in 1966, Robert worked as a Labourer and Storeman in Ipswich, QLD before retiring to Gympie where he died in 1984.