Source: Michael Doyle Their Name Liveth For Evermore: The Great War Roll of Honour for Leicestershire and Rutland.
He was the son of George Green, a meat salesman, born 1857 in Castle Donington, Leicestershire and his wife Annie Beatrice Green (nee Gough, married on the 5th May 1884 in St. Paul’s Church, Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire), born 1861 in Lichfield, Staffordshire. Alfred William was born on the 25th November 1894 in Lichfield and baptised on the 2nd January 1895 in Christ Church, Lichfield. In March 1901 Alfred was residing at 27, Sandford Street, St. Mary’s, Lichfield, this being the family home of his widowed maternal Uncle, Richard Gough, a blacksmith, born 1855 in Halesowen, Worcestershire, also residing in the family home was Alfred’s widowed maternal Grandmother, Sophia Gough, born 1820 in Stratford on Avon, Warwickshire, and Alfred’s cousins, Beatrice Gough, born 1879 and Lilian Gough, born 1886, the latter two cousins were both born in Lichfield, and Alfred’s sister, Ellen Beatrice (Nellie), born 25th December 1890 in Lichfield and baptised on the 15th January 1891 in Christ Church, Lichfield. In April 1911 Alfred was employed as a trade packer and was residing in the family home at 49, Toothill Road, Loughborough, Leicestershire, together with his widowed mother, a boarding house keeper and his siblings, Ellen (Nellie), Richard, a baker and grocer’s van man, born 10th April 1888 and baptised on the 21st April 1888 in Christ Church, Lichfield and Maud Lilian Victoria (Queenie), a schoolgirl, born 19th June 1897 and baptised on the 14th July 1897 in Christ Church, Lichfield, the latter two siblings were both born in Lichfield. Alfred also had further older siblings, George Arthur Joseph Gough, born 29th April 1885 and baptised on the 26th May 1885 in Christ Church, Lichfield and Catherine Annie, born 6th June 1892, who died in July, aged one month, both siblings were born in Lichfield. Alfred’s older brother Richard died of wounds on the 14th September 1914.
Alfred’s Army enlistment documents do not survive, all that is known of his military service is that he enlisted into the Corps of Hussars, being allotted the service number 2587, and was posted as a Private to the 1/1 Leicestershire Yeomanry (Prince Albert’s Own) and with this unit he first entered the theatre of war in France on the 27th May 1915. Under the Army Council Instruction of 1917 that promulgated a new numbering system for all Territorial Force units, he was allotted the service number 255519. He was awarded the 1914-15 STAR, British War Medal and Victory Medal.
The War Diary records: 22 June-17 - SOUTH EAST OF EPEHY. At 1:30am The Germans attempted a raid on the BIRDCAGE, intending to block the communication trench by bombing and to raid the garrison. This plan was frustrated by rifle fire and 10 Germans were left on the wire of the communication trench, 3 being brought in wounded, all of whom subsequently died. Lieutenant P. M. TOULMIN, who was out on a patrol towards a German sap, returned hurriedly just before the bombardment, having evidently seen some Germans massing. He was caught in the barrage, and killed, with 4 others of the patrol. The casualties were 1 officer killed, 9 other ranks killed and 10 other ranks wounded.