Pte. Charles Frederick Green, 43rd Bn., CEF

[mordac]

Private Charles Frederick Johnson Green (1897 - 1918) RIP

"Ullamh"

Died of sickness 86 years ago today.

From the CWGC:

Name: Green, Charles Frederick Johnson

Initials: C F J

Nationality: Canadian

Rank: Private

Regiment: Canadian Infantry (Manitoba Regt.)

Unit Text: 43rd Bn.

Age: 19

Date of Death: 24/06/1918

Service No: 860006

Additional information: Son of William and Ann Elizabeth Green, of Winnipeg, Manitoba.

Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead

Grave/Memorial Reference: III. D. 9.

Cemetery: Aire Communal Cemetery

From The NAC and other sources:

Military History:

Name: Green, Charles Frederick J.

Regimental number: 860006 (Note: The NAC incorrectly lists Pte. Green's Regimental Number as 850006.) (The 179th Battalion's block of numbers was from 859001 to 862000.)

Rank: Private

Original unit: 179th Infantry Battalion (Cameron Highlanders of Canada)

Previous military service: 79th Regiment, Cameron Highlanders of Canada

Date of enlistment: May 1, 1916

Place of enlistment: Winnipeg, Manitoba

Disposition: DOS (pneumonia) on June 24, 1918 as a member of the 43rd Battalion (Cameron Highlanders of Winnipeg)

Personal History:

Date of birth: December 9, 1897

Place of birth: Lancashire, England

Next of kin: William Green (father), 33 Inkstar Avenue, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Hight: 5 ft. 5 in.

Complexion: Fresh

Eyes: Brown

Hair: Light brown

Distinctive marks: Scar on right leg back of knee, scar on left cheek

Religious denomination: Methodist

Trade or calling: Clerk

Marital status: Single

Attestation papers: here

Edited 25 June , 2004 by mordac

[Terry Denham]

Mordac

I queried Green's service number with CWGC and they contacted the Canadian authorities.

They have confirmed that 860006 is correct.

[mordac]

Hi Terry:

Thanks for checking Pte. Green's serial number. The National Archives of Canada has him listed as 850006 and if you look at his attestation papers, the 5 looks like a 6. The 179th Battalions block of numbers was from 859001 to 862000, which would confirm your findings.

I'll e-mail the NAC and ask them to correct the entry on their web page and I'll edit my original post to make the correction.

Thanks again Terry.

Garth