GREEN, Herbert Arthur
| Service Number: | 589 |
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| Enlisted: | 5 September 1914 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 8th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Northampton, England, 14 June 1891 |
| Home Town: | Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Circus performer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Turkey, 8 May 1915, aged 23 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Helles Memorial, Gallipoli |
World War 1 Service
| 5 Sep 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 589, 8th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 19 Oct 1914: | Embarked Private, 589, 8th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Benalla, Melbourne | |
| 19 Oct 1914: | Involvement Private, 589, 8th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Benalla embarkation_ship_number: A24 public_note: '' | |
| 8 May 1915: | Involvement Private, 589, 8th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 589 awm_unit: 8 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1915-05-08 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Tracey Hoffrichter
Herbert Arthur Green was a seaman with the British Navy from the 29th of July, 1907 until March 1914, when he deserted. The last ship he served on was the Southampton. Herbert then joined the Australian Army in September the same year, under the name Arthur Prince.
Researching Herbert's story has been something of an adventure. His sister was my husband's Grandfather's first wife, Dorothy, whom Herbert cites as his cousin on his enlistment record. Our journey with Herbert began when we found some medals in a box of things belonging to Dorothy, after my husband's parents died. We wondered who this Arthur Prince might be, and why Dorothy had his medals.
Herbert must have been a bit of character with a sense of humour, considering he wrote 'circus performer' as his occupation! He also caused quite a lot of paperwork for the military after his death, as they sent out medals under his alias, and had to send a second set to his sister in the correct name. The first set were supposed to have been returned. In between time, Dorothy migrated from England to Australia and married. What happened to the second set of medals is unsure, though we believe they may have ended up with family in the UK.
What made Herbert enlist in the AIF is a mystery, though he may have been avoiding being caught for desertion!
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