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Auction: 12002 - Orders, Decorations, Campaign Medals & Militaria
Lot: 627

1914 Star (851 C.Q.M.Sjt. E.U. Green. H.A.C.), nearly extremely fine Estimate £ 150-200 M.C. London Gazette 1.1.1917 Temp. 2nd Lt. (temp. Capt.) Edward Unsworth Green, N. Lan. R. Captain Edward Unsworth Green, M.C., was born in Richmond, Surrey, in January 1880, the son of a local wine merchant, and educated at Dulwich College; on leaving school he worked as a Brewers Clerk with Whitbread Brewers, and was admitted as a Member of the Honourable Artillery Company, 18.1.1900. On the outbreak of the Great War he was mobilised in Armoury House, Finsbury, 4.8.1914, and promoted Company Quarter Master Sergeant, 8.8.1914. He went to France as part of the 1/1st Battalion H.A.C., 18.9.1914, and took part in the battles of Rouge Croix and Croix Barbe. In June 1915 the 1/1st were in trenches in Zouave Wood and took part in the attack on ´Y´ Wood, 15.6.1915, where they suffered over 200 casualties. Commissioned Second Lieutenant, 9th Battalion, Loyal North Lancashire Regiment, 18.12.1915, Green served with the Loyal North Lancs during the Battle of the Somme as part of 74th Brigade, 25th Division, and took part in operations in the La Boiselle Sector, fighting around Bouzincourt, Senlis, Forceville and Mailly-Maillet. On the 7th July, while attacking from the Hessian Trench, he was twice wounded, first in the back of the head in the advance on La Boiselle, and later in the day hit by a ´Shrapnel Gun Shot´ in the left knee. In recognition of his actions during the Battle of the Somme he was subsequently awarded the Military Cross. Evacuated from Le Havre to Southampton, 12.7.1916, following hospital treatment he went on leave to Richmond. On his recovery he rejoined the 9th Battalion, Loyal North Lancashire Regiment, and was killed in action at the Battle of Westhoek, 10.8.1917, and is commemorated on the Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium.

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