Difference between revisions of "Green Arthur James Lieutenant 299730"
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|Platoon or other sub-unit=Not yet known. | |Platoon or other sub-unit=Not yet known. | ||
|Task or role=Duty Officer. | |Task or role=Duty Officer. | ||
| + | |Joined Brigade=30/6/1944. | ||
| + | |Promotions=W/S Lt 6/5/1944. | ||
|Died/Killed in action=09-Jul-44 | |Died/Killed in action=09-Jul-44 | ||
|Home address=Son of Alfred and Elsie Green, Leigh, Lancs. Bank Clerk. Member of the Home Guard. Buried Grave V. A. 20. St Manvieu War Cemetery, Cheux. | |Home address=Son of Alfred and Elsie Green, Leigh, Lancs. Bank Clerk. Member of the Home Guard. Buried Grave V. A. 20. St Manvieu War Cemetery, Cheux. | ||
Revision as of 11:12, 22 January 2015
Personnel Entry
Name Green Arthur James
Army number 299730
Rank Lieutenant
Decorations
Date of birth 5/7/1923, in Leigh, Lancashire.
Age 21
Unit Enlisted in the Royal Armoured Corps 17/9/1942. Cadet at Sandhurst OCTU 24/4/1943. Emergency Commission as a 2/Lt in the Royal Armoured Corps 7/11/1943. Infantry Training Course January to March 1944. Transferred to the York & Lancaster Regiment as a 2/Lt 1/4/1944. Attached to the Loyal Regiment, posted 2nd Battalion 1/4/1944. Posted 41 Reinforcement Holding Unit 16/6/1944. Normandy. Attached to The Black Watch, posted 1 TS 30/6/1944. KILLED in ACTION with 1 TS 9/7/44.
Company/Battery C Company.
Platoon or other sub-unit Not yet known.
Task or role Duty Officer.
Joined Brigade 30/6/1944.
Promotions W/S Lt 6/5/1944.
Wounded
Prisoner of War
Died/Killed in action 09-Jul-44
Home address Son of Alfred and Elsie Green, Leigh, Lancs. Bank Clerk. Member of the Home Guard. Buried Grave V. A. 20. St Manvieu War Cemetery, Cheux.
Source table 1TS
To read his Commemorative Record please click here.
