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GREENWELL, Joseph Bateson
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 2657, 2657B |
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| Enlisted: | 13 July 1915, Melbourne, Vic. |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 7th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Castlemaine, Victoria, Australia, 1876 |
| Home Town: | Yapeen, Mount Alexander, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Yapeen State School, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Engine Driver |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 23 January 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
Messines Ridge British Cemetery I A 42 |
| Memorials: | Maryborough War Memorial, Yapeen State School No. 1903 Great European War Roll of Honor |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 13 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2657, 22nd Infantry Battalion, Melbourne, Vic. | |
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| 27 Oct 1915: | Embarked Private, 2657, 22nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ulysses, Melbourne | |
| 27 Oct 1915: | Involvement Private, 2657, 22nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: '' | |
| 24 Feb 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 7th Infantry Battalion | |
| 23 Jul 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2657, 7th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières | |
| 14 Aug 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2657, 7th Infantry Battalion, Mouquet Farm | |
| 24 Nov 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 7th Infantry Battalion, France | |
| 20 Sep 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 2657, 7th Infantry Battalion, Menin Road | |
| 27 Sep 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 7th Infantry Battalion | |
| 23 Jan 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Corporal, 2657B, 7th Infantry Battalion, Messines |
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