Robert William GREEN

GREEN, Robert William

Service Number: R27859
Enlisted: Not yet discovered
Last Rank: Seaman
Last Unit: HMAS Sydney (III)
Born: Ipswich, Queensland, Australia, 11 November 1926
Home Town: Ipswich, Queensland
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Labourer
Died: Gympie, Queensland, Australia, 20 November 1984, aged 58 years, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery: Gympie Cemetery, Qld
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27 May 1965: Involvement Royal Australian Navy, Seaman, R27859
14 Sep 1965: Involvement Royal Australian Navy, Seaman, R27859
22 Apr 1966: Involvement Royal Australian Navy, Seaman, R27859
25 May 1966: Involvement Royal Australian Navy, Seaman, R27859, HMAS Sydney (III) , Musician

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Biography contributed by Chris Buckley

Robert was the fourth of five children of John Henry Green (b1892 in Booval, Ipswich, QLD) and Agnes Grace Feeney (b1895 in Kirchheim, QLD). John (a Labourer) and Agnes married in 1913 in Ipswich, QLD. They lived in Yarraman, Blackbutt, Roma and Ipswich where John worked as a Timber Getter and Labourer.

Robert was a Labourer when he enlisted in the RAN in 1945 (Ordinary Seaman; Service No:R27859) and served as a Bandsman (Bugler, Musician) on HMAS Crberus, Albatross, Australia, Sydney, Penguin and many other ships. Followining his Discharge in 1966, Robert worked as a Labourer and Storeman in Ipswich, QLD before retiring to Gympie where he died in 1984.

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