GREEN, Edward Louis
| Service Numbers: | 2662, 2662B |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 2 August 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 10th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Uraidla, South Australia, 2 November 1891 |
| Home Town: | Uraidla, Adelaide Hills, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Gardener |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Celtic Wood, Belgium, 9 October 1917, aged 25 years |
| Cemetery: |
Dochy Farm New British Cemetery |
| Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Crafers WW1 Memorial, Summertown Cemetery Memorial Arch Gates, Uraidla & Districts Roll of Honour 1, Uraidla War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 2 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private | |
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| 27 Oct 1915: | Involvement Private, 2662, 27th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Benalla embarkation_ship_number: A24 public_note: '' | |
| 27 Oct 1915: | Embarked Private, 2662, 27th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Benalla, Adelaide | |
| 8 Oct 1917: | Involvement Private, 2662B, 10th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2662B awm_unit: 10 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-10-08 |
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Raid on Celtic Wood
2662 Private Edward Louis Green a gardener from Uraidla, South Australia, enlisted in August 1915, was wounded at Pozières in 1916, and killed in 1917.
Commonwealth War Graves Commission records show that Private Green’s remains were found in map square D. 29.d, in October 1919 and identified by disc. This incomplete map reference covers a 450 metre square that extends from the forward edge of 10th Battalion’s position to almost the eastern edge of the raid objective, including all of no man’s land.
The reason there are no witness reports is because there was no requirement for the Red Cross to investigate the circumstances surrounding his demise. Someone had to have seen him killed for the battalion to explicitly list him ‘Killed’ in the 13 October Field Return.
With no evidence to show Green was buried by the battalion nor his grave registered by the Divisional Graves Registration Officer and the fact his body was found in a map square of which 75 per cent covers no man’s land or the raid objective, he had to have been on the raid.
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