Regimental number | 4427 |
Place of birth | Kingsdale, Goulburn, New South Wales |
School | Kingsdale Public School, New South Wales |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | 6 Chaplin Street, Darlinghurst, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 22 |
Next of kin | Father, H Greathead, 6 Chaplin Street, Darlinghurst, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 20th Battalion, 11th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/37/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A71 Nestor on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 20th Battalion |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Father had served in the Royal Navy. |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Zonnebeke, Belgium |
Age at death | 25 |
Place of burial | Buttes New British Cemetery (Plot V, Row A, Grave No. 18), Polygon Wood, Zonnebeke, Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 91 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Henry and Eliza GREATHEAD, 6 Chaplin Street, Darlinghurst, New South Wales. Native of Melbourne, Victoria |
Family/military connections | Brothers: 1908 Frederick (Jack) GREATHEAD, 55th Bn, killed in action, Delville Wood, France, 8 February 1917; 1907 Henry Percy GREATHEAD, 55th Bn, killed in action, Le Transloi, France, 2 April 1917. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |