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GREENING, Joshua George
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 683 |
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| Enlisted: | 14 July 1915, Ballarat, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 31st Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Ballarat, Victoria, Australia, 1891 |
| Home Town: | Ballarat, Central Highlands, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Invermay State School No 882, Ballarat, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Painter and Decorator |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 20 July 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
Rue-Petillon Military Cemetery, Fleurbaix, Bethune, Nord Pas de Calais Plot I. Row L. Grave 83. Inscription: GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN HE LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Knox Church Great War Roll of Honour, Invermay State School No 882 Roll of Honor |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 14 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 683, Depot Battalion , Ballarat, Victoria |
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World War 1 Service
| 9 Nov 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 683, 31st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Wandilla, Melbourne | |
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| 9 Nov 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 683, 31st Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Wandilla embarkation_ship_number: A62 public_note: '' | |
| 17 Jun 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 683, 31st Infantry Battalion, Embarked Alexandria for B.E.F per H.M.T. "Manitou" | |
| 25 Jun 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 683, 31st Infantry Battalion, Disembarked Marseilles, France | |
| 19 Jul 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 683, 31st Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix) | |
| 20 Jul 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 683, 31st Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix), Killed In Action |
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Son of Joseph and Mary GREENING, High Street, Kew East, Victoria
GREENING. –Killed in action in France, 20th July, 1916, Pte Joshua George Greening, dearly-loved and only son of Joseph and Mary Greening, Ligar street, Ballarat, and loving brother of Laura and Molly; aged 25 years. One of God's best.
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