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GREENHAM, William
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2472 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 17 July 1915, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 46th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Melbourne, Victoria, 1894 |
| Home Town: | Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 9 July 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
Villers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery Plot 1X, Row B, Grave 4, Villers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, South Melbourne Great War Roll of Honor |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 17 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2472, Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 14 Mar 1916: | Involvement Private, 2472, 29th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Anchises embarkation_ship_number: A68 public_note: '' | |
| 14 Mar 1916: | Embarked Private, 2472, 29th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Anchises, Melbourne | |
| 16 Apr 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, 46th Infantry Battalion, Transferred at Tel-el-Kabir | |
| 3 Sep 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2472, 46th Infantry Battalion, Mouquet Farm, Shell wound (right hand) | |
| 12 Feb 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2472, 46th Infantry Battalion, 2nd occasion - GSW (left arm) | |
| 9 Jul 1918: | Involvement Private, 2472, 46th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2472 awm_unit: 46th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1918-07-09 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Millicent Greenham of Cecil Street, Melbourne; brother of Mrs, E.M. Dwyer
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal