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On the day he was wounded the Unit War Diary reads <blockquote>"20/11/16 Men hard at work clearing mud out of trenches and deepening communications trench. Enemy artillery very active - 8 casualties, 2 since dead. Arrangements working well for supply of hot food to men in the front line. The food is cooked in FLERS and carried by fatigue parties 1500m to the front line."</blockquote> | On the day he was wounded the Unit War Diary reads <blockquote>"20/11/16 Men hard at work clearing mud out of trenches and deepening communications trench. Enemy artillery very active - 8 casualties, 2 since dead. Arrangements working well for supply of hot food to men in the front line. The food is cooked in FLERS and carried by fatigue parties 1500m to the front line."</blockquote> | ||
| − | Bill | + | Bill was one of the eight casualties, having received a shell wound to his chest. Treated by the 3rd Stationary Hospital in Rouen, he was evacuated on 30 Nov 1916 to England on the [[HMHS Western Australia]] from Rouen. In England Bill was treated at the American Women's War Hospital in Paignton, Devonport from 1 Dec 1916 until 11 Apr 1917, and given time to recuperate in the [[2nd Australian Auxiliary Hospital]] from 13 Apr - 2 Jun 1917 when he was granted furlough from 2 - 18 Jun 1917. Returning from leave Bill was sent to No.2 Command Depot at [[Weymouth]] on 31 Jul 1917 and then sent to Australia on the [[HMNZT Pakeha]] for a 'change'. He was discharged at 5th Military District on 2 Nov 1917, Bill received a pension of 40/- per fortnight from 3 Nov 1917. |
<blockquote>"he was in the firing line from 2nd July until December (Nov in Army records) before being wounded and in the American Women's Hospital for treatment."<ref>{{cite news |url=http://purl.slwa.wa.gov.au/slwa_b1756512_394.pdf |title=The Drill of the Foot-Hills |issue=1917 |location=Western Australia |date=Mar 1917 |accessdate=16 May 2017 |page=6 |via=State Library of Western Australia}}</ref></blockquote> | <blockquote>"he was in the firing line from 2nd July until December (Nov in Army records) before being wounded and in the American Women's Hospital for treatment."<ref>{{cite news |url=http://purl.slwa.wa.gov.au/slwa_b1756512_394.pdf |title=The Drill of the Foot-Hills |issue=1917 |location=Western Australia |date=Mar 1917 |accessdate=16 May 2017 |page=6 |via=State Library of Western Australia}}</ref></blockquote> | ||
Revision as of 16:10, 3 March 2021
 Arthur Green in 1969. Image courtesy of Mike Green. | |
| Personal Information | |
|---|---|
| Date of Birth | c1893 |
| Place of Birth | Stafford, England |
| Death | 7 Jun 1974 |
| Place of Death | Hollywood Repatriation Hospital, Nedlands, Western Australia |
| Age at Enlistment | 22 years, 9 months |
| Description |
5' 10½" (1.79m) tall ; 159 lbs 72.121 kg ; fresh complexion ; blue eyes ; brown hair |
| Occupation | Sleeper hewer |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Address | John street, Armadale, Western Australia |
| Next of Kin | Mother , Mrs Annie Yates Green |
| Military Information | |
| Reg Number | 5105 |
| Date of Enlistment | 4 Jan 1916 |
| Rank | Private |
| Unit/Formation | 16th Battalion, 16th Reinforcement, transferred to 48th Battalion |
| Date of Embarkation | 31 mar 1916 ‒ 24 Apr 1916 |
| Ship Embarked On | HMAT A9 Shropshire Fremantle to Alexandria |
| Date of Return | 28 Aug 1917 ‒ 14 Oct 1917 |
| Ship Returned On | HMNZT Pakeha |
| Fate | Wounded in Action 20 Nov 1916 Gueudecourt area |
| Monument |
Armadale War Memorial (Armadale panel) Armadale and Districts Roll of Honour |
| Medals |
British War Medal Victory Medal |
Pre War
Electoral Roll entries - 1916, John Street, Armadale - sleeper hewer.
War Service
Entered Blackboy Hill camp on 11 Jan 1916 and was allocated to undertake his early training with the 42nd Depot Company. On 13 Mar 1916 Bill was allocated to the 16th reinforcement draft for the 16th Battalion.
Travelled with them to Egypt, where he was sent to the 4th Training Battalion to complete his training before being transferred to the 48th Battalion reinforcements.
On 7 Jun 1916 he embarked in Alexandria for France, entering via Marseilles on 14 June 1916 aboard HMT Huntspill. Bill joined his battalion in the field on 14 Aug 1916 when they were spread very thin, holding the front line near the Bapaume road, Warloy without any reserve troops.
On the day he was wounded the Unit War Diary reads"20/11/16 Men hard at work clearing mud out of trenches and deepening communications trench. Enemy artillery very active - 8 casualties, 2 since dead. Arrangements working well for supply of hot food to men in the front line. The food is cooked in FLERS and carried by fatigue parties 1500m to the front line."
Bill was one of the eight casualties, having received a shell wound to his chest. Treated by the 3rd Stationary Hospital in Rouen, he was evacuated on 30 Nov 1916 to England on the HMHS Western Australia from Rouen. In England Bill was treated at the American Women's War Hospital in Paignton, Devonport from 1 Dec 1916 until 11 Apr 1917, and given time to recuperate in the 2nd Australian Auxiliary Hospital from 13 Apr - 2 Jun 1917 when he was granted furlough from 2 - 18 Jun 1917. Returning from leave Bill was sent to No.2 Command Depot at Weymouth on 31 Jul 1917 and then sent to Australia on the HMNZT Pakeha for a 'change'. He was discharged at 5th Military District on 2 Nov 1917, Bill received a pension of 40/- per fortnight from 3 Nov 1917.
"he was in the firing line from 2nd July until December (Nov in Army records) before being wounded and in the American Women's Hospital for treatment."[1]"Leane's Battalion" quotes a letter that Bill had written:
"We had to take some Lewis gun carts away about three miles to be mended. There were three on each one. Alf Gray, Ernie Beaton and myself on ours. We travelled about a mile and we came to an estaminent and we were feeling very dry so we went in and had a feed of egg and chips. Then we ordered some wine. Champagne it was called. It was five francs a bottle. Well we emptied about ten bottles between us so we began to feel the effects a good bit, forgetting all about the carts......."[2]
Post War
On 22 Apr 1920 Bill married Elsie Saw (1889-1965) in Armadale. Children Ernest Oliver Binns (1921-1984); Arthur Errol (1922-1997) and four others. Electoral Roll entries: 1922 - 1931 with Elsie, a farmer at "Litchfield" Allanson, Collie; 1936 - 1943 farmer at "Boorals", Serpentine; 1949 Seventh road, Armadale (1954 Isobel Evelyn also) (1958 Annie Margaret also); 1972 farmer at 114 Eleventh Ave, Armadale.
References
- ↑ "The Drill of the Foot-Hills" (PDF) (1917). Western Australia. Mar 1917. p. 6. Retrieved 16 May 2017 – via State Library of Western Australia.
- ↑ Leane's Battalion - 48th Battalion A.I.F. 1916 - 1919 by Neville Browning, Quality Press