GREENWOOD, Herbert
| Service Number: | 7393 |
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| Enlisted: | 18 December 1917 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 28th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Bradford, Yorkshire, England, 29 October 1890 |
| Home Town: | Kalgoorlie, Kalgoorlie/Boulder, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Barman |
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World War 1 Service
| 18 Dec 1917: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 7393, 28th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 13 Mar 1918: | Involvement Private, 7393, 28th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: SS Ormonde embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 13 Mar 1918: | Embarked Private, 7393, 28th Infantry Battalion, SS Ormonde, Fremantle | |
| 15 Sep 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 7393, 28th Infantry Battalion, During the 100 Days Offensive. Wounded in Action (facial wound - gun shot wound - broken jaw) bullet mid R.cheek carrying away R & L aviolar margins of maxilla, exit explosive L.cheek, guttering of hard palate, loss of 10 upper teeth. | |
| 19 Apr 1919: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 7393, 28th Infantry Battalion, Embarked London, invalid, per Marathon for return to Australia. | |
| 10 Jul 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 7393, 28th Infantry Battalion, Awarded British War and Victory Medals. |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Linda Neate
Herbert was one of four children born to Walter Greenwood and Violet Greenwood nee Slinn. Sisters were Laura and Ivy. Brother Charlie died not survive infancy.
In October, 1916, Herbert claimed he was the sole supporter of his mother and invalid father and tried to gain military enlistment exemption. Three months was allowed by the Courts to obtain definite proof.
Herbert, a barman in the Crown Hotel, Kalgoorlie and gold prospector, enlisted 18 December, 1917, in Kalgoorlie, named his mother Violet Greenwood, 196 Tichbourne Road, Bradford, Yorkshire, England, as next of kin and nominated 3/5ths of his wages to be paid to Violet.
Herbert was only just over 5 feet tall, dark complexion, black hair, greyish/brown eyes, with a slightly flat left foot, and noted as fit for a machine gunner.
Herbert sustained a facial wound at Mont St.Quentin 15 September, 1918, fractured jaw, with the bullet passing through the right side to the left, and the loss of ten teeth. Returning to Australia following medical treatment, he received military discharge 10 July, 1919. In 1922, he married Lila Maude Holland, who already had a son Norman, born Wollongong 1912.
In 1923, Herbert, Lila and thir son Norman travelled to Bradford, intending to take up residence at 196 Tichbourne Road, Bradford, Yorkshire. They returned to Fremantle in 1924.
Returning yet again to Bradford, Herbert passed away in 1966 and Lila in 1968.