GREENWOOD, Herbert William
| Service Number: | 76 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 7th Machine Gun Company |
| Born: | Todmorden, Upper Calder Valley in Calderdale, West Yorkshire, England, 1892 |
| Home Town: | Capel, Capel, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 20 September 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Panel 31., Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient) |
World War 1 Service
| 12 Jul 1915: | Involvement Private, 76, 28th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: '' | |
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| 12 Jul 1915: | Embarked Private, 76, 28th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ascanius, Fremantle | |
| 20 Sep 1917: | Involvement Private, 76, 7th Machine Gun Company, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 76 awm_unit: 7th Australian Machine Gun Company awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-09-20 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
7th Coy. Australian Machine Gun Corps
He was 24 and the son of William and Sarah Greenwood, of 24, Carr Bottom, Cornholme, Todmorden, Yorks, England.
Births Dec 1892
Greenwood Herbert William Todmorden 9a 225
He is remembered on the Todmorden War Memorial-he was born in Todmorden.
Todmorden (/ˈtɒdmərdən/ TOD-mər-dən; locally /ˈtɒdmɔːrdən, ˈtɒdmərdən, ˈtɔːmdɪn/) is a market town and civil parish in the Upper Calder Valley in Calderdale, West Yorkshire, England. It is 17 miles north east of Manchester
Centre Valley Park Garden of Remembrance
Burnley Road
Todmorden
Calderdale
West Yorkshire
OL14 7LG
England
An ornamental fountain with basin in which stands a carved relief pillar depicting draped female figures with wreaths and palms. Pillar surmounted by St George standing on orb. The orb features four dragon head water spouts. The fountain is placed in front of a long wall with tablets bearing the names of fallen. The fountain and wall are set within a formal garden in which also stood two freestanding statues depicting children representing 'The Lamp of Mercy' and 'The Shield of Honour'.