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20842 Private William Green
9th(Service)Battalion
Devonshire Regiment
1st July 1916
Born in St Mary's, Glamorgan, Wales in 1894.
His parents were William Dundas Green(1862-1920) and Mary Davies(born in 1871).
He had 3 brothers; Thomas John(born in 1892),Brinley(1899-1956) and Trevor(born in 1901).
He also had 3 sisters; Elizabeth(born in 1891),
Violet(born in 1896) and lily(born in 1911).
In the 1901 census , the family were recorded as living at 7 Pentre Mawr Road Pentre Estyll Swansea and Williams father was employed as a labourer at a
copper and electric department.
In the 1911 census, all the details were the same except William was now employed as a riser in a tin works.
He enlisted in Swansea and was killed in action on 01/07/1916.
He was awarded the 1914-1918 British War and Allied Victory medals.
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