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George Reuben Robert GREEN

Regimental number1505
Place of birthBendigo, Victoria
Other NamesGeorge Reuben
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationJoiner
AddressTown Hall, Bendigo, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation18
Height5' 6"
Weight140 lbs
Next of kinFather, G J Green, Town Hall, Bendigo, Victoria
Previous military serviceServed in the Cadets and Light Horse
Enlistment date11 September 1914
Place of enlistmentBendigo, Victoria
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name13th Battalion, 1st Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/30/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A35 Berrima on 22 December 1914
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll13th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 28 April 1915
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsThe Lone Pine Memorial (Panel 37), Gallipoli, Turkey

The Lone Pine Memorial, situated in the Lone Pine Cemetery at Anzac, is the main Australian Memorial on Gallipoli, and one of four memorials to men of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force. Designed by Sir John Burnet, the principal architect of the Gallipoli cemeteries, it is a thick tapering pylon 14.3 metres high on a square base 12.98 metres wide. It is constructed from limestone mined at Ilgardere in Turkey.

The Memorial commemorates the 3268 Australians and 456 New Zealanders who have no known grave and the 960 Australians and 252 New Zealanders who were buried at sea after evacuation through wounds or disease. The names of New Zealanders commemorated are inscribed on stone panels mounted on the south and north sides of the pylon, while those of the Australians are listed on a long wall of panels in front of the pylon and to either side. Names are arranged by unit and rank.

The Memorial stands over the centre of the Turkish trenches and tunnels which were the scene of heavy fighting during the August offensive. Most cemeteries on Gallipoli contain relatively few marked graves, and the majority of Australians killed on Gallipoli are commemorated here.

Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
69
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Commemorated in Bendigo Cemetery, Victoria. Parents: George Joseph (d. 8 May 1937, aged 66; bu. Bendigo) and Eliza GREEN (d. 25 August 1966, aged 93; bu. Bendigo)
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Embarked Alexandria to join the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force, Gallipoli, 4 April 1915.

Killed in action, Gallipoli, 28 April 1915.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNAA: B2455, GREEN George Reuben Robert

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