No. 7904076, Lance Corporal, Frederick GREEN
Aged 38
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Frederick William GREEN was born in Hockwold on 21st August 1906 (Thetford Q4-1906 4B:321) son of Mark and Elizabeth GREEN (née MILLER).
1911 census... Aged 4, he was living near Wilton Cross, Hockwold with his father Mark GREEN [50] a farm labourer born Hockwold; mother Elizabeth[42] born Lakenheath; brothers Arthur [23] farm labourer and Ernest [20] farm labourer and George M [15] farm labourer; sisters Florence [10] and Norma E [7]. All the children were born in Hockwold. He married Clara Kathleen BROWN {8th June 1907) in 1927. Their son John W was born 26th April 1930 In the 1939 register he was a tractor driver/Air Raid Precautions/ambulance driver. They were living at Nursery Lane, Hockwold. His widow married George W BIRD in 1945. |
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From the website http://www.corpsofmilitarypolice.org/ we have the following details and photograph:- Born in Norfolk, resided in Ipswich, formerly served in Royal Armoured Corps. Killed by heavy shellfire on Company HQ, Morciano. War Diary WO/170/405. He was initially buried ICGR/EJS 2086- sheet I09 9243I and moved to Gradara on 15th June 1945. Unfortunately I do not have that map. Gradara Cemetery contains the graves of casualties incurred during the advance from Ancona to Rimini, which broke the German's heavily defended Gothic Line. |
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