Regimental number | 1907 |
Place of birth | Melbourne, Victoria |
School | Thurlow School |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Shearing mechanic |
Address | 6 Chaplin Street, Darlinghurst, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 24 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Eliza Greathead, 6 Chaplin Street, Darlinghurst, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 55th Battalion, 3rd Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/72/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A37 Barambah on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 55th Battalion |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Father had served in the Royal Navy. |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Blighty Trench, nr Le Transloi, France |
Age at death | 26 |
Place of burial | Lebucquiere Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot I, Row B, Grave No. 6), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 160 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Henry and Eliza GREATHEAD. Native of Melbourne, Victoria |
Family/military connections | Brothers: 4427 Bertie William GREATHEAD, 20th Bn, killed in action, Zonnebeke, Belgium, 9 October 1917; 1908 Frederick (Jack) GREATHEAD, 55th Bn, killed in action, Delville Wood, France, 8 February 1917. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |