William Edward Clarence Green

Courtesy Beverley De Russett
Personal Information
Date of Birth	not known 1886
Place of Birth	Jarrahdale, Western Australia
Death	not known
Place of Death	not known
Age at Enlistment	27 years, 6 months
Description	5'4" (1.63m) tall" weight 144 lbs (65.3kg); dark complexion, brown eyes, black hair.
Occupation	stockman
Religion	Church of England
Address	NOK Coolup, Western Australia
Next of Kin	Father Mr Levi Green
Military Information
Reg Number	1170
Date of Enlistment	4 May 1915
Rank	Private
Unit/Formation	28th Battalion, 1st reinforcement to D Company / 7th Brigade, 2nd Division
Date of Embarkation	9 Jun 1915 - 30 Jun 1915
Ship Embarked On	HMAT A11 Ascanius
Date of Return	24 Jun 1916 - 3 Aug 1916
Ship Returned On	HMAT A14 Euripides
Fate	Wounded in Action 13 Oct 1915 Gallipoli Returned to Australia - medical
Monument	Jarrahdale
Medals	1914-15 Star British War Medal Victory Medal

Pre War

The Electoral Roll for 1916 had him as a pile faller, living in Dwellingup.

War Service

Enlisted in Pinjarra. Soon after enlisting he was sent to isolation hospital, reason not given, but was well enough on 29 May 1915 to be allocated to D Company of the 28th Battalion.

Arrived in Suez on 29 Jun 1915. After disembarking they were sent by train to Polygon Camp in Abbassia near Cairo. Bill was sent to hospital in Abbassia on 10 Jul 1915. During August the battalion performed Garrison Duty at the Citadel until the 30th when they marched out to the camp at the aerodrome.

Embarked with the Battalion on the HMT Ivernia for Gallipoli on 4 Sep 1915, and arrived off Lemnos at 9pm on 6 Sep 1915, and entered the harbour next morning. On 10 Sep 1915 the battalion landed at Anzac Cove.

Wounded in Action on 13 Oct 1915 with gum shot wounds to both forearms. The unit war diary makes mention of snipers being active, and the Turks using 75mm guns on a daily basis so wounds could have been from either cause. Treated by the 7th Australian Field Ambulance and the 16th Casualty Clearing Station, he was evacuated to HMHS Valdivia on the 14th. Transferred to HMHS Aquitania on 21 Oct 1915, he was transported to England where on 28 Oct 1915 he was admitted to the 5th London General Hospital in Lambeth.

His records do not record his discharge from hospital, but he entered the 1st Australian Auxiliary Hospital in England on 31 May 1916, and on 24 Jun 1916 began the voyage back to Australia for a medical discharge.

Discharged by 5th Military District on 9 Nov 1916.

Notes

Grandson of Levi Green, a 12 year old 'Parkhurst Lad' who had been convicted of larceny. Given a 7 year sentence he was transported to Western Australia, arriving in 1843 aboard the " SS Shepherd"