Name
Horace James Green
Conflict
First World War
Date of Death / Age
23/07/1916
Rank, Service Number & Service Details
Private
265939
Hertfordshire Regiment
Awards: Service Medals/Honour Awards
Not Yet Researched
Cemetery/Memorial: Name/Reference/Country
LOOS MEMORIAL
Panel 135.
France
Headstone Inscription
Not Researched
UK & Other Memorials
Hitchin War Memorial,
4 Co' Hertfordshire Reg' Territorials’ Memorial, Hitchin,
Hitchin British Boys' School Memorial, Hitchin,
St Mary's Church Roll of Honour, Hitchin,
Hertfordshire Regimental Memorial, All Saints Church, Hertford
Pre War
His parents were Mr and Mrs A. Green of 62, Radcliffe Road, Hitchin. He attended Hitchin British Boys' School.
Another (later) address shown for him was 18 Bancroft, Hitchin. He resided in Hitchin, enlisted in Hertford.
Wartime Service
Horace was given the Regimental Number 265939. He was a Territorial member of the Hertfordshire Regiment and was serving by November 1914. He was killed in action whilst with No. 4 Company of the 1st Battalion. In the ‘Soldiers died’ database and by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission he is shown as a Private not as a Serjeant.
The Hertfordshires were not engaged in any major operation at the time of his death having only recently joined the 118th Brigade, 39th Division, III Corps in the 1st Army.
The ‘Herts Express’ dated 2nd September 1916 states that he was attached to the Gloucestershire Regiment and although this does not coincide with the Drill Hall War Memorial in Hitchin it is possible that his death occurred during the attachment.
About the date of his death the Hertfordshires had been involved in several trench raids on the enemy and were positioned in the left sub-section of Festubert. On the 24th July 1916 the Battalion was relieved by the 12th Battalion Royal Sussex Regiment and marched to billets near Gorre having had sixteen days in the trenches.
The casualties during this period were 12 killed, 1 missing and 45 wounded including 2 C.S.M.s. On the 26th July they marched back to the Ecole des Jeunes Filles in Bethune.
Additional Information
Horace was the brother of J.H. Green of the Dragoon Guards who was also killed in action. There were three other brothers in the forces.
Acknowledgments
Adrian Dunne, David C Baines, Jonty Wild
