| Service number | 6023 |
|---|---|
| Birth Date | 08/1899 |
| Birth Place | Australia: New South Wales, Sydney |
| Death Date | 07/02/1917 |
| Death Place | France |
| Final Rank | Private |
| Service | Australian Imperial Force |
| Unit | 13th Australian Infantry Battalion |
| Places | |
| Conflict/Operation | First World War, 1914-1918 |
Private Jack Green
Description
Private Jack Green (6023, 13th Battalion) was born in Sydney, NSW, about August 1899. He was working as a cinematograph operator when he enlisted in December 1915. Jack was killed in action on 7 February 1917 in the trenches near Gueudecourt. Although buried at the time, his grave could not be found later and he is commemorated on the Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, France. His mother later wrote that he was aged 17 years 6 months at the time of his death. Jack's father, Private Cecil Claude Green (3312) served with the 56th Battalion.
Rolls
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Australian Red Cross Wounded and Missing Files:
- Unit
- 13th Australian Infantry Battalion
- Conflict
- First World War, 1914-1918
- Rank
- Private
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First World War Embarkation Roll:
- Conflict
- First World War, 1914-1918
- Rank
- Private
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First World War Nominal Roll:
- Unit
- 13th Australian Infantry Battalion
- Conflict
- First World War, 1914-1918
- Rank
- Private
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Roll of Honour:
- Unit
- 13th Australian Infantry Battalion
- Conflict
- First World War, 1914-1918
- Rank
- Private
Timeline
| Date of birth | 08/1899 | |
|---|---|---|
| Date of enlistment | 17/12/1915 | |
| Date of embarkation | 22/08/1916 | |
| Date of death | 07/02/1917 | |
| Date of fate | 07/02/1917 |