Lieutenant Colonel Charles Hercules Green

Service number	237504, 2/37504, NX121
Ranks Held	Lieutenant Colonel, Temporary Lieutenant Colonel
Birth Date	1919-12-26
Birth Place	Australia: New South Wales, Grafton
Death Date	1950-11-01
Death Place	Korea
Final Rank	Lieutenant Colonel
Service	Australian Army
Units	3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment 2/2nd Australian Infantry Battalion 2/11th Australian Infantry Battalion
Places	Korea New South Wales Grafton
Conflicts/Operations	Korea, 1950-1953 Korea, 1950-1953 Second World War, 1939-1945
Gazettes	Published in Commonwealth Gazette in 1947-03-06 Published in London Gazette in 1951-06-22 Published in London Gazette in 1947-03-06 Published in Commonwealth Gazette in 1951-06-22

Collection items

Date of birth	26 December 1919	South Grafton, NSW.
Date and unit at enlistment (ORs)	28 October 1936	C Company, 41st Battalion.
Date commissioned	20 March 1939
Other units	13 October 1939	2/2nd Battalion.
Other	13 February 1940	Arrived MIddle East.
Date promoted	12 March 1941	Captain.
Other	27 March 1942	Arrived Ceylon.
Date promoted	19 June 1942	Temporary major.
Other	19 October 1942	Arrived New Guinea.
Other units	1942-12-30 - 1943-03-31	Instructor FAA Tactical School.
Other units	26 June 1943	Instructor Land Headquarters Tactical School.
Date returned to Australia	31 October 1943	Brisbane.
Other	1944-08-18 - 1944-11-01	Course - Land Headquarters Tactical senior officers.
Other	30 December 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.
Other units	1945-03-09 - 1945-11-12	Commanding Officer 2/11th Battaion.
Date promoted	14 March 1945	Temporary lieutenant colonel.
Other	21 December 1945	Reserve of Officers.
Date of honour or award	14 April 1947	Companion of the Distinguished Service Order.
Other units	01 April 1948	Commanding officer 41st Battalion.
Date of death	01 November 1950	Died of wounds, North Korea.