GREENWOOD, Arthur George
| Service Numbers: | 1945, 1763 |
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| Enlisted: | 17 January 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 8th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Clifton Park, Victoria, Australia, 19 December 1886 |
| Home Town: | Jumbuk, Latrobe, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farm Hand |
| Died: | Warragul, Victoria, Australia, 15 January 1967, aged 80 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Warragul Cemetery, Victoria, Australia |
| Memorials: | Yinnar and Districts Honour Roll |
World War 1 Service
| 17 Jan 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1945, 8th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 17 Apr 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1945, 8th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: '' | |
| 9 Mar 1919: | Embarked AIF WW1, Driver, 1763, 8th Infantry Battalion, per Kashmir | |
| 29 Jun 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 1763, 8th Infantry Battalion |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Chris Buckley
Arthur George Greenwood was the second of 13 children of John Joseph Greenwood and Sarah Ann Craker.
Brothers Frederick William and Cyril Henry also served in the AIF in WWI
Arthur worked as a Farm Hand in Gippsland Victoria, and between 1909 and 19012 as a Labourer in Broken Hill, New South Wales.
He enlisted in the AIF on 17 January 1915 in Boolarra, Victoria and was a Driver and Private (Service No: 1945/1763) with 5th Reinforcements 8th Australian Infantry Battalion.
Private Arthur Greenwood was in the Gallpoli Peninsular when he was evacuated initially to hospital in Malta with influenza and then to hospital in England.
On rejoining his Battalion, Private Greenwood served in France.
He survived and took his Discharge on 29 June 1919
Arthur returned to Gippsland in Victoria where he worked as a Labourer.
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