RFA WW1 - GREEN, Walter William

[manmack]

judy,coleshill is in bucks,its near amersham,mack

[manmack]

judy heres a bit more for you.
enlisted on 30-11-16,served as a gunner with the siege battery HAC,from 25-4-17 till 1919.
awarded the MM for work as a dispatch rider during the strenuous two weeks at the end of march 1918
hes mentioned in this book. the HAC in the great war,by g.gould walker,hes on pages 384 and 554.
hes also mentioned in this work. london gunners,story of the HAC siege battery in action.page 124
this is what it says about him.
on 1st april 1918,at the junction of the bresle rd and the albert-amiens rd a shell burst behind a lorry killing 2 men,riding behind was w.w green on his motor bike,the shell landing between him and the lorry,but he escaped unharmed.
on page 126 it says-
three MMs were awarded during the strenuous fortnight between 21march-5th april,1918,w.w green rode up to lavieville grimy and exhausted after 36hrs continuous dispatch work,only stopping to chat for a few minutes then off he went again.mack

[heywyre]

Wow - thanks Mack

I thought Coleshill was in Warwick?  But if it is in Bucks then all the more reason to believe it is the right WW Green - horray !!

Thanks for the info - isn't it interesting to read about such history years ago? especially when it involves someone related to you even more

Judy

[manmack]

judy,it is in warwickshire but thats another one,the HAC were territorials so they had to be localish,their museum is here.
the honourable artillery company museum
armoury house
city rd
london
ec1 2bq
if you write to them and explain that you dont live round the corner so you cannot visit the museum,give them his details,ime sure they will help,now ya on a roll,mack

[heywyre]

Thanks Mack - will do !!  thanks for all the help

Yes, I am on a roll here and would really like to find out more about Walter William.  You see, he is my husband's maternal grandfather that he never knew.  My husband was adopted at 3 weeks old and his family immigrated to Canada when he was 5.  Some 50 years later, he found out he was adopted, quite by accident, and its been a search ever since (6 years now).

What is interesting is that his adoptive father was a gunner in WW2 and he also went into the Armed Forces in Canada for a few years.  Guess it was in his blood eh?

Thanks again - I'm off to the races !!

Judy

[manmack]

judy,you have both his army numbers,you dont need to pay to look at his MIC because you have all the details,his medal entitlement was the war medal and victory medal and of course,his MM,just hope the museum has a piccy,mack

[liverpool annie]

Hi Judy

That is great!! - good for you!

Did you say you had a copy of the Gazette ? If you PM me with your email I'll send it!!

Annie

[heywyre]

Wouldn't that be great if they did have a picture?  We don't even have one picture of anyone in the family and that would be an awesome surprise for my hubbie

Judy

[heywyre]

  sorry to say anymore searching for Walter William will have to wait.  I got in touch with the National Archives and they want 75 pounds to determine if it is the right one I am looking for.  I don't mind paying the price if it is his papers/records, but I am not about to pay that sum to receive someone else's relative

Guess I will have to wait a long while until I can go to England myself (which is definitely not in the foreseeable future)

Woe is me !!

Judy