Maj Edwyn Edgar Bruce Green

[ibbotson]

Looking for any information about the military career of Edwyn Edgar Bruce Green 143905 Royal Artillery. There are a couple or London Gazette articles about him which show he was made a Major in 1953. He was born 1922 in Shanghai and brought back to England in 1932 were I assume he started his military career sometime after that date. On his father obituarary  for 1963 he is shown as Maj Alwyn Green in Japan.

Any help appreciated.

Regards David

[ibbotson]

I am able to give further information about Edwyn after finding information relating to the sale of his military medals on a Google search.

He was mobilised Territorial 1939. Commissioned 1940. Promoted Major 1953. Appointed G.S.O.II at School of AA Artillary HQ Manorbier Pembrokeshire. Qualified as Air Observation Pilot on Auster Aircraft. Retired 1960.

Any help on were I could possibly find further details of his military career would be appreciated.

Regards David

[GrahamSimons]

London Gazette 13 Aug 1940: The undermentioned Cadets, from 122nd, 123rd, 125th and 133rd Officer Cadet Training Units, to be 2nd Lts. 10th Aug., 1940: Alwyn Edgar Bruce GREEN (143905).

1 Feb 1946: The undermentioned 2nd Lts. from Emerg. Commns. (except where otherwise stated) to be Lts., 6th Feb. 1946 with seniority as shown:.— War Subs. Lt. Alwyn Edgar Bruce GREEN (143905), 27th Oct: 1941.

1 March 1946: 2nd Lt. i(War Subs. Lt.) Alwyn Edgar Bruce GREEN (143905) from emerg. Commn., to be Lt., 6th Feb. 1946, with seniority, 27th Aug. 1941. (Substituted for the notifn. in Gazette (Supplement) dated 5th Feb. 1946.)

28 June 1946: The undermentioned Lts. to be Capts, 1st July 1946: A. E. B GREEN (143905).

24 Feb 1953: .Capt. A. E. B. GREEN (143905) to be Maj., 27th Feb. 1953.

18 March 1960: Regular officers of the substantive rank of major and below who were appointed to permanent Regular Army commissions between 15th August 1942, and 18th October 1949, and who were serving on the Active List on 1st November 1959, will with effect from that date reckon service given before their 21st birthday towards seniority and time promotion, provided the seniority does not thereby date from before the 21st birthday.
This supplement contains the names of (those officers whose seniority in the rank on the 1st November 1959, is altered as the result of this revised calculation of seniority. In the case of certain officers referred to in this Supplement, alterations to seniority which have been made in the past are cancelled, and their dates of seniority and of promotion to ranks junior to that held on 1st November 1959, are restated in this Supplement.
The footnote to individual entries in this Supplement refer either to:
(a) precedence in the Army consequent upon this revision of seniority. This is included only when two or more officers in the Army have a common date of seniority ; or
(b) (the dates of London Gazette (Supplement) in which earlier notification of revised seniority and promotion dates was made.
Maj. A. E. B. GREEN (143905) to be Maj., 27th Feb. 1953, with seniority only to 21st Feb. 1953.
(a) Below R. J. W. DYETT (210266) R.E.
(b) 27th Feb. 1953.

All from a search using the search terms Green and 143905.

[Gunner 1]

Major Alwyn Edgar Bruce Green, RA

Green was born on 15 September 1918, the son of Edgar Bruce Green, Harbor Master at Shanghai, and his wife, Bertha Victoria Green. On 21 November 1932 he arrived with family at London on the Fushimi Maru from Shanghai. He enlisted as a Gunner in the Mobilized Territorial Army on 2 September 1939.  He served in the ranks in Honourable Artillery Corps Officer Cadet Training Unit for 342 days before being commissioned as 2nd Lieutenant, R. A. (Regular Army Emergency Commission) on 10 August 1940. On 6 February 1946 he was promoted to War Substantive Lieutenant with seniority from 27 October 1941 and on 6 February 1946 he was accepted into the Regular Army as a Lieutenant with a date of rank of 27 August 1941.
He was appointed as an Acting Captain, RA from 20 March 1943 to 19 June 1943 and as a Temporary Captain, RA from 20 June 1943 to 30 July 1944 and from 7 March 1945 to 30 June 1946. He graduated from No. 34 Air Observation Course, Light Aircraft School and qualified as Light Aircraft Pilot (Fixed Wing) and was an Auster Air Observation Post pilot for the remainder of the war.
Green was appointed to a Regular Commission in the Royal Artillery with the rank of Lieutenant, RA on 6 February 1946 with a date of rank of 27 August 1941. In 1946 he was serving in G Operations, B. T. A., C. M. F. He was promoted to Captain, RA on 1 July 1946 and from 1946 to 1948 he served as an Instructor at the Royal Military College, Sandhurst. He passed the Staff College in 1950 and was promoted to Major, RA on 27 February 1953.
From I May 1953 to 26 January 1955 he was posted to Anti-aircraft Artillery, Middle Eastern Land Forces. He was posted as a General Staff Officer II at the School of Artillery (TAC) at Manorbier, Pembs. from 27 January 1955 to 3 February 1957 and then served with Anti-aircraft Artillery, Middle Eastern Land Forces from 4 February 1957 to 8 August 1960. Green retired on 9 August 1960 and was still alive in 1990.
Green had a sister, Joyce Bruce Green, who was a year younger than he was;  and a brother, Norman Cecil Bruce who was four years younger.

[ibbotson]

Hi Gunner1

Many thanks for that. It good to see his full birth date as I had not got that.

[Gunner 1]

Ibbotson:   Do you by any chance have a photo of Major Green?  Gunner 1