Charles Hercules Green was an Australian military officer who was the youngest Australian Army infantry battalion commander during World War II. He went on to command the 3rd Battalion, Royal Australi
Charles Green at Wewak, New Guinea, in September 1945
Officers and men of the 2/2nd Battalion on Euboea in the Aegean Islands in May 1941 after escaping from mainland Greece (Green is back row centre with cap)
Green on Wirui Beach at Wewak after the Aitape-Wewak campaign
Green (right) with Brigadier Basil Coad, commander of 27th British Commonwealth Brigade, at Taegu, South Korea, on 28 September 1950
Battle of Yongyu
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The Battle of Yongyu, also known as the Battle of the Apple Orchard or the Battle of Yongju by the Australians who fought in it, took place between 21 and 22 October 1950 during the United Nations Com
US 187th Airborne Regimental Combat Team drop
A US M4A3 Sherman tank supporting C Company, 3 RAR during the battle
A captured North Korean WIA awaits evacuation after the fighting at Yongyu
Coad and officers of the 27th British Commonwealth Brigade following the Battle of Yongyu, 22 October 1950