Charles Green

Memorial: Rangeworthy - Holy Trinity Church

Regiment: 5th Reserve Cavalry Regiment

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

Rank and number: Private 13698

Parents: John and Sarah Green

Home address: Hambrook, Bristol

Date of birth: 1875

Date of death: 24/12/1916

Buried/Commemorated at: Mangotsfield (Downend) Cemetery (Ref. Red. E. 2855), South Gloucestershire

Age: 41

Further information:

Charles Green was born in about 1875. He was the son of John and Sarah Green who lived in Mangotsfield in South Gloucestershire. He had seven siblings and one sister was called Elizabeth. His father was a widower by 1901.

Charles joined the 19th Queen Alexandra’s Own Royal Hussars as a Private (service no. 30182). He later transferred to the 5th Reserve Regiment of Cavalry (service no. 13698). Charles died of pneumonia in December 1916 at the age of 41. He is buried in Mangotsfield Cemetery with a CWGC headstone. He is commemorated on the Rangeworthy Methodist Chapel Memorial Plaque now in Rangeworthy Parish Church. Charles seemed to have no association with Rangeworthy except for the Methodist Chapel.

He was awarded the British War Medal and the Victory Medal.

Charles’ next of kin was shown as Mrs C Green of 116 North Street in Downend in Bristol. This suggests that he was married, but no record has been found.

Please see the book “Lest We Forget” by Arthur Threlfall Searson for further information.

By kind permission, this information is based on the following source(s):

Yate and District Heritage Centre and the book “Lest We Forget” by Arthur Threlfall Searson and the CWGC