GREENHILL, John
| Service Number: | 6271 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 8th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Balhannah Old Scholars Roll of Honor, Kaniva Shire of Lawloit WW1 Roll of Honor |
World War 1 Service
| 11 Sep 1916: | Involvement Private, 6271, 8th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: '' | |
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| 11 Sep 1916: | Embarked Private, 6271, 8th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Melbourne |
John Greenhill
Name: John Greenhill
Service Number: 6271
Place of Birth: Bonney’s Flat/ Balhannah
Date of Birth: 26 September 1886
Place of Enlistment: Ballarat
Date of Enlistment: 21 July 1916
Age at Enlistment: 29 years 9 months
Next of Kin: Father, Richard Greenhill, Kaniva Victoria
Occupation: Labourer
Religion: Methodist
Rank: Private
John’s actual name was William John Greenhill, but as was a common practice at the time he preferred to use his middle name. John left Melbourne with the 177th on the Euripides on 11 September 1916 reaching Plymouth, England on 26 October and proceeded to France. He was hospitalised with trench feet at Etaples in France in November 1917. John served throughout France for the duration of the war and returned to Australia on 29 August 1919 and was discharged on 13 October.
Submitted 22 October 2023 by christopher collins