William Frederick GREENHAM

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GREENHAM, William Frederick

Service Number:	1040
Enlisted:	1 October 1914, Adelaide, South Australia
Last Rank:	Sergeant
Last Unit:	16th Infantry Battalion (WW1)
Born:	Quorn, South Australia, 4 April 1893
Home Town:	Adelaide, South Australia
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Civil Servant
Died:	Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 2 May 1915, aged 22 years
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God"
Memorials:	Adelaide Attorney General's Department WW1 Honour Board , Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Goodwood St George Anglican Church Memorial Tower, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing, Unley Arch of Remembrance, Unley Town Hall WW1 Honour Board

World War 1 Service

1 Oct 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Adelaide, South Australia
22 Dec 1914:	Involvement AIF WW1, Sergeant, 1040, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: ''
22 Dec 1914:	Embarked AIF WW1, Sergeant, 1040, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), HMAT Ceramic, Melbourne

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Biography

"THE LATE SERGEANT W. F. GREENHAM.

News has been received by Mr. and Mrs. G. Greenham, of Railway-terrace, Forestville, that their son, Sergeant W. F. Greenham, who was previously reported as missing, was killed in action on May 2, 1915. He was a member of the citizen forces and enlisted immediately war was declared. He was unable to get away at the time, however, but left in November, 1914, with the 16th Battalion. He was an ardent philatelist, and was exchange superintendent of the Philatelio Society of South Australia. He took much interest in sports, and was well known in hockey circles, having played in inter-State flxtures on several occasions. At the time of enlisting he was an officer of the Registrar-General of Deeds Department, and had prospects of a bright future." - from the Adelaide Chronicle 03 Jun 1916 (nla.gov.au)

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