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GREENSHIELDS, Charles
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1536 |
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| Enlisted: | 17 July 1915, Brisbane, Qld. |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 31st Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Hollytown, Scotland, 1893 |
| Home Town: | Traveston, Gympie Regional Council, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Lengthsman |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 8 August 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
Anzac Cemetery, Sailly-sur-la-Lys Grave II. D. 4 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Cooran and District Roll of Honour, Traveston & Tandur Progress Association Great War Honour Board |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 17 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1536, 31st Infantry Battalion, Brisbane, Qld. | |
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| 5 Nov 1915: | Involvement Private, 1536, 31st Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Bakara embarkation_ship_number: A41 public_note: '' | |
| 5 Nov 1915: | Embarked Private, 1536, 31st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Bakara, Melbourne |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
Son of Mrs. Greenshields, Hollytown, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Brother of John Greenshields, of 65, Main St., Holytown, Lanarkshire, Scotland. He is honoured on the Holytown, Lanarkshire,war memorial.
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