Regimental number | 4163 |
Place of birth | Albury, Western Australia |
School | State School, Albury, Western Australia |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Cook |
Address | Albany, Western Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 20 |
Height | 5' 9" |
Weight | 127.5 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, James Green, Gladstone Road, Albany, Western Australia |
Previous military service | Senior Cadets; Australian Garrison Artillery (2 years). |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Place of enlistment | Albany, Western Australia |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | Camel Corps, July 1917 Reinforcements |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 11/14/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A73 Commonwealth on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 15th Light Horse Regiment |
Fate | Died of disease |
Place of death or wounding | Damascus, Syria |
Age at death | 21 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 21 |
Place of burial | Damascus British War Cemetery (Row C, Grave No. 3), Syria |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 9 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: James and Frances GREEN, Gladstone Road, Albany, Western Australia |
Family/military connections | Brother: 102 Bombardier George Robert GREEN, 3rd Field Artillery Brigade, died of wounds, 29 March 1918. |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Palestine, Syria Embarked Fremantle, 9 November 1917; disembarked Suez, Egypt, 10 December 1917; marched into Australian Base Depot, Abbassia, 11 December 1917. Taken on strength of 3rd Bn, Imperial Camel Corps, Kubri, 24 February 1918. Taken on strength of 15th Light Horse, 1 July 1918, due to reorganisation. Detached to Imperial Camel Bde Headquarters, 7 August 1918. Evacuated to hospital, 11 October 1918; admitted to French Hospital, Damascus, 22 October 1918 (malaria); placed on Dangerously Ill List, 23 October 1918 (bronco pneumonia). Died, French Hospital, 25 October 1918. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, GREEN Richard Clarence |