Lieutenant Colonel Charles Hercules Green

Service number	NX121, 2/37504, 237504
Ranks Held	Lieutenant Colonel, Temporary Lieutenant Colonel
Birth Date	26/12/1919
Birth Place	Australia: New South Wales, Grafton
Death Date	01/11/1950
Death Place	Korea
Final Rank	Lieutenant Colonel
Service	Australian Army
Units	2/11th Australian Infantry Battalion 2/2nd Australian Infantry Battalion 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment
Places	Grafton Korea New South Wales
Events	The Last Post Ceremony commemorating the service of (237504) Lieutenant Colonel Charles Hercules Green, 3rd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment, Korean War, 1950-1953
Conflicts/Operations	Second World War, 1939-1945 Korean War, 1950-1953 Korean War, 1950-1953

Collection items

Date of birth	26/12/1919	South Grafton, NSW.
Date and unit at enlistment (ORs)	28/10/1936	C Company, 41st Battalion.
Date commissioned	20/03/1939
Other units	13/10/1939	2/2nd Battalion.
Other	13/02/1940	Arrived MIddle East.
Date promoted	12/03/1941	Captain.
Date promoted	19/06/1942	Temporary major.
Other units	1942-12-30 - 1943-03-31	Instructor FAA Tactical School.
Other	19/10/1942	Arrived New Guinea.
Other	27/03/1942	Arrived Ceylon.
Other units	26/06/1943	Instructor Land Headquarters Tactical School.
Date returned to Australia	31/10/1943	Brisbane.
Other	1944-08-18 - 1944-11-01	Course - Land Headquarters Tactical senior officers.
Other	30/12/1944	Arrived Aitape.
Date and unit at appointment (Officers)	1945-03-09 - 1945-11-12	Commanding officer 2/11 Battalion, 6 Division, AIF. Green was the youngest commanding officer of an Australian infantry battalion during the Second World War.
Date promoted	14/03/1945	Temporary lieutenant colonel.
Other	21/12/1945	Reserve of Officers.
Other units	1945-03-09 - 1945-11-12	Commanding Officer 2/11th Battaion.
Date of honour or award	14/04/1947	Companion of the Distinguished Service Order.
Other units	01/04/1948	Commanding officer 41st Battalion.
Date of death	01/11/1950	Died of wounds, North Korea.