George Robert GREEN

GREEN, George Robert

    Service Numbers: 655, 102
    Enlisted: 25 August 1914, Helena Vale, WA
    Last Rank: Bombardier
    Last Unit: 3rd Field Artillery Brigade
    Born: Albany, Western Australia , 20 December 1889
    Home Town: Albany, Albany, Western Australia
    Schooling: Albany State School, Western Australia
    Occupation: Seaman
    Died: Died of wounds (Gas Poisoning), France, 29 March 1918, aged 28 years
    Cemetery: Outtersteene Communal Cemetery Extension
    II C 49,
    Memorials: Albany & Districts Roll of Honor, Albany War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour
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    World War 1 Service

    25 Aug 1914: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 655, 11th Infantry Battalion, Helena Vale, WA
    28 Aug 1914: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 102, 3rd Field Artillery Brigade , Helenavale, WA
    2 Nov 1914: Involvement Private, 655, 11th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: ''
    2 Nov 1914: Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 655, 11th Infantry Battalion, Fremantle, Western Australia, on board Transport A11 Ascanius
    2 Nov 1914: Embarked Private, 655, 11th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ascanius, Fremantle
    1 Mar 1915: Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 1st Division Headquarters, Egypt. Batman
    25 Apr 1915: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 655, 1st Division Headquarters, ANZAC / Gallipoli
    3 Dec 1915: Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 1st Division Artillery, Gallipoli. Allotted new SN 102.
    9 Mar 1916: Transferred AIF WW1, Gunner, 3rd Field Artillery Brigade , Egypt
    23 Jul 1916: Involvement AIF WW1, Gunner, 102, 3rd Field Artillery Brigade , Battle for Pozières
    10 Mar 1917: Promoted AIF WW1, Bombardier, 3rd Field Artillery Brigade , France
    20 Sep 1917: Involvement AIF WW1, Bombardier, 102, 3rd Field Artillery Brigade , Third Ypres
    29 Mar 1918: Wounded AIF WW1, Bombardier, 102, 3rd Field Artillery Brigade , German Spring Offensive 1918, Gassed near Wyschaete. Evacuated to 2nd CCS at Outtersteene, where he died of his wounds later the same day.

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    Biography contributed by Faithe Jones

    Son of James and Frances J GREEN of Gladstone Road, Albany, WA

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