Detail victim

Name GREEN
Initials S
First name SAMUEL
Place of birth Prescot
Country Lancashire
Family Son of Samuel and Ann Green, of 22, High St., Prescot, Lancs
Three brothers: George, Thomas and John.
Two sisters: Elizabeth and Annie.
Profession Labourer in the Insulating Room at the Wire Works.
Extra info Served in the South African Campaign.

Place & date of enlistment Warrington, August 1914
Service number 1369
Rank Private
Medals British, Victory, Star
Regiment and unit 2nd Bn. South Lancashire Regiment
Division - Brigade 7th Brigade
Army - Corps - Division 3rd Division
National force B.E.F.
Other data related to military career Disembarked at Le Havre, arriving at St.-Hilaire on the 20th of August 1914; crossed the Belgian border, Framieres; 24th of August Mons; December 1914 east of Kemmel; September 1915 Bellewaarde Ridge; The men marched to their positions on the 24th through a torrential downpour, resulting in them spending the night in wet clothes awaiting zero hour.

At 4.20 a.m. “A” and “B” companies moved over the parapet and headed for the ruins of Hooge Chateau. The Germans launched a withering machine-gun attack on the troops, and “A” company retired when they found that the wire on their front had not been cut. “B” company managed to reach the German trenches and several men entered and engaged in hand-to-hand fighting with the Germans, but all were killed as support could not reach them. “B” company losing 114 out of 170 of all ranks.

The attack failed to make any impact and came to an end. In a few short hours, the battalion lost 2 officers and 26 Other Ranks killed with 6 officers and 222 OR wounded or missing.