Green Arthur James Lieutenant 299730

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Name Green Arthur James
Army number 299730
Rank Lieutenant
Decorations
Date of birth 5/7/1923, in Leigh, Lancashire.
Age 21
Unit Emergency Commission as a 2/Lt in the Royal Armoured Corps 7/11/1943. Transferred to the York & Lancaster Regiment as a 2/Lt 1/4/1944. Attached to the Loyal Regiment, posted 2nd Battalion. 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
Promotions
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.