GREEN, Clarence Clifton
| Service Number: | 6014 |
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| Enlisted: | 13 March 1916, Dubbo, New South Wales |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Dubbo, New South Wales, 7 April 1894 |
| Home Town: | Dubbo, Dubbo Municipality, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 9 April 1917, aged 23 years |
| Cemetery: |
Beaumetz Cross Roads Cemetery, Beaumetz-les-Cambrai Row c, Grave 7, Beaumetz Cross Roads Cemetery, Beaumetz, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Dubbo Memorial Drive & Rose Garden |
World War 1 Service
| 13 Mar 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Dubbo, New South Wales | |
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| 22 Aug 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 6014, 2nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Wiltshire embarkation_ship_number: A18 public_note: '' | |
| 22 Aug 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 6014, 2nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Wiltshire, Sydney |
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Clarence Clifton GREEN was born in 1894 in Dubbo, New South Wales, the son of Thomas GREEN and Rebecca SMITH. He enlisted 13th March, 1916 with the 2nd Battalion, who embarked from Sydney on HMAT Wiltshire on 22nd August, 1916. Before leaving Clarence had married Pearl CALLEN in Dubbo. He was killed in action on 9th April, 1917 in France and is buried in Beaumetz Cross Roads Cemetery, Beaumetz, Picardie, France.
"Private Clarence Green, late of Dubbo, whose death in action in France on the 9th April has just been reported, was a nephew of Mr. W. Fahey, of this office. He was a married man, and left a wife and one child. He was the second nephew of Mr. Fahey to make the supreme sacrifice for his country." - from the Wellington Times 30 Apr 1917 (nla.gov.au)
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