Arthur Richmond GREENSTREET

GREENSTREET, Arthur Richmond

Service Number: NX86284
Enlisted: 28 January 1942
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 2nd/3rd Machine Gun Battalion
Born: Casino, Northern Rivers Region, New South Wales, 1 August 1907
Home Town: Brighton-Le-Sands, Rockdale, New South Wales
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: School Teacher
Died: Killed in Action, Papua New Guinea, 7 March 1945, aged 37 years
Cemetery: Lae War Cemetery
Grave Location: KK. D. 3., Section KK/Row D/Grave 3. Roll of Honour: Rockdale, New South Wales., Lae War Cemetery, Lae, Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Casino and District WW2 Honour Roll, Parramatta NSW Department of Education Teachers and Trainees WW2 Honour Roll, Rappville WW2 Roll of Honour
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World War 2 Service

3 Sep 1939: Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), Private, NX86284, 2nd/3rd Machine Gun Battalion
28 Jan 1942: Involvement Private, NX86284, 2nd/3rd Machine Gun Battalion
28 Jan 1942: Enlisted Private, NX86284, 2nd/3rd Machine Gun Battalion, Paddington, NSW, Australia
28 Jan 1942: Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, NX86284

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Biography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon

He was 37 and the  husband of Monica Kathleen Greenstreet, of Brighton-le-Sands, New South Wales.

His brother, Gunner Neil Greenstreet, aged 24 also fell. Hewas with the A.I.F. 2/15 Field Regiment, Royal Australian Artillery-Service Number NX28405-Died 23/01/1942.

They were sons of Richmond [1875–1948] and Sara Anne Greenstreet,[ 1880–1962] [nee Caldwell] of Myrtle Creek, New South Wales, Australia.