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GREENHAM, Charles Gustus
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 58 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 1 October 1914, Casterton, Vic. |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 14th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Dartmoor, Victoria, Australia, 16 January 1888 |
| Home Town: | Wando Vale, Glenelg, Victoria |
| Schooling: | North Dartmoor State School, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Died of wounds, At sea (HMHS Galeka), 1 May 1915, aged 27 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Name is on panel 41 at The Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Casterton War Memorial, Dartmoor State School Memorial Gates, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing, Wando Vale War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 1 Oct 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 58, 14th Infantry Battalion, Casterton, Vic. | |
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| 22 Dec 1914: | Involvement Private, 58, 14th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: '' | |
| 22 Dec 1914: | Embarked Private, 58, 14th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ulysses, Melbourne | |
| 30 Apr 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 58, 14th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, GSW to abdomen sustained during Turkish counter attack at Courtney's Post. Evacuated to HS Galeka, where he died of his wounds the next day and was buried at sea. | |
| 1 May 1915: | Involvement ANZAC / Gallipoli |
Personal Stories
Fallen District Soldiers
Private Greenham, who died of wounds, was 27 years of age, and son of Mr George Greenham, farmer of Wandovale, and went to the front with the 14th Battalion. He was the first to offer himself in the Glenelg shire, and the first to die.
Sourced from the "Portland Guardian" Wednesday 12th May 1915. (trove.nla.gov.au)
Submitted 4 June 2023 by Andreena Hockley
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