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Private Charles Green

Birth
Grays, Thurrock Unitary Authority, Essex, England
Death
20 Jul 1916 (aged 29–30)
France
Burial
Sailly-sur-la-Lys, Departement du Pas-de-Calais, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France Add to Map
Plot
Plot I. Row I. Grave 7.
Memorial ID
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Regimental number 2406
Place of birth Gray's, Essex, England
Religion Roman Catholic
Occupation Motor driver
Marital status Single
Age at embarkation 29
Height 5' 3.75"
Weight 150 lbs
Next of kin Father, Thomas Green, Grays, Essex, England
Enlistment date 14 January 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll 8 February 1915
Place of enlistment Liverpool, New South Wales
Rank on enlistment Private
Unit name 2nd Battalion, 7th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number 23/19/2
Embarkation details Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A67 Orsova on 14 July 1915
Rank from Nominal Roll Private
Unit from Nominal Roll 54th Battalion
Fate Killed in Action 19-20 July 1916
Place of burial Anzac Cemetery (Plot I, Row I, Grave No 7), Sailly-Sur-La-Lys, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
Australian War Memorial 159
Other details
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front

Joined 2nd Bn, Gallipoli, 4 November 1915.

On Command, Gallipoli, 11 November 1915; rejoined unit, 12 November 1915.

Disembarked Alexandria, 28 December 1915 (general Gallipoli evacuation).

To On Command, Signallers, Tel el Kebir, 6 February 1916.

Transferred to 54th Bn, 27 February 1916; joined 54th Bn from On Command, Zeitoun School of Instruction, Tel el Kebir, 27 February 1916.

Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 19 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 29 June 1916.

Killed in action, 19/20 July 1916.
Buried at Sailly-sur-la-Lys Cemetery by Reverend W. M. Holliday, 21 July 1916.
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Sources NAA: B2455, GREEN Charles
Service Number: 2406
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 54th Infantry Battalion
Died: Killed in action, France, 19 July 1916, age not yet discovered
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour
Regimental number 2406
Place of birth Gray's, Essex, England
Religion Roman Catholic
Occupation Motor driver
Marital status Single
Age at embarkation 29
Height 5' 3.75"
Weight 150 lbs
Next of kin Father, Thomas Green, Grays, Essex, England
Enlistment date 14 January 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll 8 February 1915
Place of enlistment Liverpool, New South Wales
Rank on enlistment Private
Unit name 2nd Battalion, 7th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number 23/19/2
Embarkation details Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A67 Orsova on 14 July 1915
Rank from Nominal Roll Private
Unit from Nominal Roll 54th Battalion
Fate Killed in Action 19-20 July 1916
Place of burial Anzac Cemetery (Plot I, Row I, Grave No 7), Sailly-Sur-La-Lys, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
Australian War Memorial 159
Other details
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front

Joined 2nd Bn, Gallipoli, 4 November 1915.

On Command, Gallipoli, 11 November 1915; rejoined unit, 12 November 1915.

Disembarked Alexandria, 28 December 1915 (general Gallipoli evacuation).

To On Command, Signallers, Tel el Kebir, 6 February 1916.

Transferred to 54th Bn, 27 February 1916; joined 54th Bn from On Command, Zeitoun School of Instruction, Tel el Kebir, 27 February 1916.

Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 19 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 29 June 1916.

Killed in action, 19/20 July 1916.
Buried at Sailly-sur-la-Lys Cemetery by Reverend W. M. Holliday, 21 July 1916.
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Sources NAA: B2455, GREEN Charles
Service Number: 2406
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 54th Infantry Battalion
Died: Killed in action, France, 19 July 1916, age not yet discovered
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

Gravesite Details

Private, 54th Battalion, Australian Infantry, A.I.F. Died 19th-20th July 1916. Age: Unknown.


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  • Maintained by: Cobber
  • Originally Created by: War Graves
  • Added: Aug 6, 2010
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56144628/charles-green: accessed ), memorial page for Private Charles Green (1886–20 Jul 1916), Find a Grave Memorial ID 56144628, citing Anzac Cemetery, Sailly-sur-la-Lys, Departement du Pas-de-Calais, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France; Maintained by Cobber (contributor 50072026).