GREEN, Thomas Arthur
| Service Number: | 4501 |
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| Enlisted: | 7 September 1915, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 46th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Eastwood, South Australia, 2 May 1883 |
| Home Town: | Adelaide, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Sturt Street Public School and Hogg & Muirden College |
| Occupation: | Accountant |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Pozières, France, 9 August 1916, aged 33 years |
| Cemetery: |
Pozières British Cemetery Pozieres British Cemetery Ovillers-La Boisselle, Pozieres, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 7 Sep 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4501, Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 28 Jan 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 4501, 5th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Themistocles embarkation_ship_number: A32 public_note: '' | |
| 28 Jan 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 4501, 5th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Themistocles, Melbourne | |
| 9 Aug 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 4501, 46th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by John Edwards
"LATE PTE. T. A. GREEN.
Mrs. L. M. Green, of Park terrace, Eastwood, has received information that her son, Pte. T. A. Green, was killed in action in France on August 9. The deceased, who was 33 years of age, was the youngest son of the late Mr. William Green. At one time he was employed in the office of Elder, Smith, & Co., Limited, and for many years occupied the position of Secretary to the Goldfields Diamond Drilling Company, Kalgoorlie. Prior to his enlistment Pte. Green was in business for himself in Victoria." - from the Adelaide Observer 23 Sep 1916 (nla.gov.au)
Biography contributed by Catherine Birch
Father William GREEN and Mother Louise Marie Green (nee ZSCHORN) of Park Terrace, Eastwood, SA
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