Basic Details
Surname
Green
Forenames
W E
Gender
Male
Information stated on memorial
Alternative forename
William Eddowes
Served or died
Died
Notes
He was due to enrol at Worcester College, Oxford in 1914 and the college archives add: 'William Green was educated privately and passed the Worcester College entrance examination in June 1914, intending to matriculate in the following October. However on the outbreak of war he joined the Dorset Regiment, denying himself the opportunity to come into residence, and was sent to the front in July 1915. Captain William Green died on 6 July 1916 of wounds received 1 July 1916 in the Battle of the Somme.'
Primary Service
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Service (Primary - Our reference)
Unit (Primary - Our reference)
Rank / Title (Primary - Our reference)
Death and Burial details
Country of death
France
Town of death
Somme
Year of death
1916
Month of death
July
Day of death
6
Manner of death reference
Died of Wounds