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GREENGRASS, George William

Service Numbers:	1434, 1359
Enlisted:	22 October 1914
Last Rank:	Corporal
Last Unit:	14th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Footscray, Victoria, Australia, December 1890
Home Town:	Yarraville, Maribyrnong, Victoria
Schooling:	Yarraville State School, Victoria, Australia
Occupation:	Printer
Died:	Killed in Action, Gallipoli , Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 8 August 1915
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God" The Lone Pine Memorial (Panel 40), Gallipoli, Turkey, Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing

World War 1 Service

22 Oct 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1434, 14th Infantry Battalion
1 Nov 1914:	Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 14th Infantry Battalion
1 Nov 1914:	Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 14th Infantry Battalion
2 Feb 1915:	Involvement Corporal, 1359, 14th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Clan McGillivray embarkation_ship_number: A46 public_note: ''
2 Feb 1915:	Embarked Corporal, 1359, 14th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Clan McGillivray, Melbourne
8 Aug 1915:	Involvement Corporal, 1434, 14th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1434 awm_unit: 14 Battalion awm_rank: Corporal awm_died_date: 1915-08-08

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