GREEN, Herbert Sydney
Service Number: | SX61 |
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Enlisted: | 20 October 1939, Keswick, SA |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 2nd/48th Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Keswick, SA, 4 August 1912 |
Home Town: | Norwood (SA), South Australia |
Schooling: | Port Pirie West School |
Occupation: | Miner / Motor Body Builder |
Died: | 17 April 1976, aged 63 years, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered |
Cemetery: |
Centennial Park Cemetery, South Australia Derrick Gardens, Path 33, Grave 509B |
Memorials: | City of Kensington & Norwood Honour Roll World War II Book and Case |
World War 2 Service
20 Oct 1939: | Involvement Private, SX61 | |
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20 Oct 1939: | Enlisted Keswick, SA | |
20 Oct 1939: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, SX61 | |
21 Sep 1944: | Discharged | |
21 Sep 1944: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, SX61, 2nd/48th Infantry Battalion |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Mrs S and the late A GREEN of Norwood, SA. Herbert was married with one child and resided at 116 Magill Road, Norwood. Educated at Port Pirie West School he was keenly interested in football. A miner in civil life, he worked at this trade in various mining places in South Australia and saw a great deal of the outback and travelled extensively. Enlisting in August 1939 he left Australia in April 1940 and transferred to the Middle East campaign.