Arthur Green (British Army officer)
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Brigadier-General Arthur Frank Umfreville Green CMG DSO[1] (20 August 1878 – 20 April 1964) was a senior British Army officer in World War I and author of several publications.[2]
Arthur Frank Umfreville Green | |
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Green (left) with General Haking in 1918 at Spa. | |
| Born | 20 August 1878 |
| Died | 20 April 1964 (aged 85) |
| Allegiance |  United Kingdom |
Branch |  British Army |
Rank | Brigadier-General |
| Commands | 4th Battalion, Sussex Home Guard |
Conflicts | Anglo-Boer War World War I World War II |
| Awards | Distinguished Service Order |
Military career
Green was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the Royal Garrison Artillery on 23 December 1897,[3] and in March 1900 was seconded for service in South Africa during the Second Boer War,[4] leaving Southampton on the SS Umbria late that month.[5] During World War I he was deployed in Flanders and in Italy. He served as a quartermaster general with the XI Corps and was part of the Inter-Allied Commission at the Spa Conference of 1920.[6] From 1920 to 1924 he was commanded to Malta.[6] In World War II he commanded the 4th battalion of the Sussex Home Guard.
Works
- As Down Of Thistle (1904) under the Pen name Arthur Wenlock.[7]
- The Countermine (1905) under the Pen name Arthur Wenlock.[7]
- Landscape sketching for military purposes, London, Hugh Rees, 1908.[8]
- Evening Tattoo, 1940.[8]
- The British Home Guard Pocket-Book, 1940.[8]
- Questions Answered about Rifle Shooting, 1945.[8]
