Commemorated: | |||
| 1. Memorial: | Kemmel Chateau Military Cemetery | L. 22. | |
| 2. Memorial: | The (1940) Scroll - WW1 Roll of Honour | 37A GQS | |
Awards & Titles: | |||
Family :
Son of Edward and Lassie Green, of Capetown, South Africa; husband of Jessie Angus Green, of East Griqualand, South Africa. Surveyor, Kokstad (1908).Son of Edward Knolles Green and Josina Maria Berning Green
Husband of Jessie Angus Green
Father of Mona Knolles Green and Lassie Peggy Knolles Green
Brother of Frederick William Green; Maurice John Arthur Green; Isabel Alice Corder; Rupert Anthony Green (also died on active service) and Caroline Johanna Green
Service Life:
Campaigns:
- The First World War 1914-1918, World-wide.
| Unit / Ship / Est.: 148th Brigade Royal Field Artillery D Battery |
| Action : The Battles of Ypres 1917 (Third Ypres, or Passchendaele) |
31 July - 10 November 1917. By the summer of 1917 the British Army was able for the first time to fight on its chosen ground on its terms. Having secured the southern ridges of Ypres at Messines in June, the main attack started on 31st July 1917 accompanied by what seemed like incessant heavy rain, which coupled with the artillery barrages conspired to turn much of the battlefield into a bog. Initial failure prompted changes in the high command and a strategy evolved to take the ring of ridges running across the Ypres salient in a series of 'bite and hold' operations, finally culminating in the capture of the most easterly ridge on which sat the infamous village of Passchendaele. The Official History carries the footnote ?The clerk power to investigate the exact losses was not available? but estimates of British casualties range from the official figure of 244,000 to almost 400,000. Within five months the Germans pushed the British back to the starting line, which was where they had been since May 1915.
Masonic :
| Type | Lodge Name and No. | Province/District : |
|---|---|---|
| Mother : | Mount Currie No. 2299 E.C. | Natal |
Initiated | Passed | Raised |
9th April 1908 | 9th July 1908 | 15th September 1908 |
Source :
The project globally acknowledges the following as sources of information for research across the whole database:
- The Commonwealth War Graves Commission
- The (UK) National Archives
- Ancestry.co.uk - Genealogy, Family Trees & Family History online
- ugle.org.uk - The records of the United Grand Lodge of England including the Library and Museum of Freemasonry
Additional Source:
- Founder Researchers : Paul Masters & Mike McCarthy
- Researcher : Bruce Littley