Regimental number | 2891 |
Place of birth | Dartmoor, Victoria |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Farmer |
Address | Badjering via Dowerin, Western Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 20 |
Height | 5' 11" |
Weight | 156 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, A Greenham, Badjering via Dowerin, Western Australia |
Previous military service | Served in 86th Bn, Citizen Military Forces (Bunbury); then moved to Exempt Area under Compulsory Military Training scheme. |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Blackboy Hill, Western Australia |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 16th Battalion, 9th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/33/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A20 Hororata on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Lance Corporal |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 48th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of burial | Serre Road Cemetery (XXVIII, Row D, Grave No. 10), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 145 |
Family/military connections | Brother: 2574 Pte George William Thomas GREENHAM, 44th Bn, killed in action, 4 October 1917; First cousin: 58 Pte Charles Gustus GREENHAM, 14th Bn, died of wounds, 1 May 1915. |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Taken on strength, 16th Bn, Ismailia, 8 January 1916. Transferred to 48th Bn, Tel el Kebir, 3 March 1916. Promoted Temporary Lance Corporal, 3 March 1916. Admitted to 12th Field Ambulance, Canal Zone, 27 March 1916 (influenza); transferred to No 2 Australian Stationary Hospital, 28 March 1916 (lumbago); transferred by Hospital Train to British Red Cross Convalescent Hospital, Montazah, 1 April 1916 (influenza); rejoined 48th Bn, Serapeum, 27 April 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 2 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 9 June 1916. Killed in action, France, 6 August 1916. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, GREENHAM Arthur Engle |