S29904
GREENHILL, Walter Albert
| Service Number: | 6514 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 10th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | gardener |
| Memorials: | Balhannah Old Scholars Roll of Honor, Balhannah Soldiers' Memorial Honor Roll, Verdun Roll of Honour Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 23 Oct 1916: | Involvement Private, 6514, 10th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Melbourne embarkation_ship_number: A16 public_note: '' | |
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| 23 Oct 1916: | Embarked Private, 6514, 10th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Port Melbourne, Adelaide | |
| 11 Nov 1918: | Involvement Private, 6514 |
Walter Greenhill
Name: Walter Albert Greenhill
Service Number: 6514
Place of Birth: Bonney’s Flat/ Balhannah
Date of Birth: 11 November 1882
Place of Enlistment: Adelaide
Date of Enlistment: 21 August 1916
Age at Enlistment: 33 years 9 months
Next of Kin: Father, Richard Greenhill
Occupation Labourer
Religion: Methodist
Rank: Private
Walter left Melbourne with the 10th Battalion on the Port Melbourne on 21 June 1916 and disembarked at Devonport, England on 28 December. He was hospitalised with mumps at Parkhouse Hospital in England on 27 March 1917, prior to going to France with his unit on 25 April. Walter was wounded in action in France on 18 September 1918. He was well enough to return to Australia on the Demosthenes on 16 January 1919, reaching Adelaide on 26 February and was discharged on 8 April.
Submitted 22 October 2023 by christopher collins