Private Samuel Green, 23631
- Batt - 11
- Unit - Leicestershire Regiment
- Section -
- Date of Birth -
- Died - 13/08/1916
- Age - 34
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ContributeSource: Michael Doyle Their Name Liveth For Evermore: The Great War Roll of Honour for Leicestershire and Rutland. He was the son of Thomas and Matilda Green. The War Diary entry for the 13th August 1916 records. BERTRANCOURT, P2a. At 12.30am “B” Company shelled with gas shells at MESNIL. Casualties, 3 wounded, 10 gassed and admitted to the Field Ambulance. At 7.00am G/85/18/1 6th Division Orders for assembly received. At 8.30am One platoon of “A” Company proceeded to ENGLEBELMER for work as before. At 9.00pm “B” Company worked on SLOAN STREET and ROBERTS TRENCH. “D” Company worked on SLOAN STREET and WELLINGTON STREET. “C” Company worked on Huts at P.22.b.8.2. (Sheet 59D 1/40000). At 10.30pm Received 6th Operational Order 73 ordering the Battalion to concentrate in CAMP P2a. One man of “B” Company admitted to the Field Ambulance wounded.
- Conflict - World War I
- Unit - Leicestershire Regiment
- Cause of death - DIED OF WOUNDS
- Burial Commemoration - Acheux British Cem., France
- Born - Shepshed, Leicestershire
- Enlisted - Shepshed, Leicestershire
- Place of Residence - Charnwood Road, Shepshed, Leicestershire, England
- Memorial - SHEPSHED MEM., LEICS
