244320 L/Bmbdr. William Green British Army 2nd Btn. King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry from:Morpeth William Green was born on 13th November 1908. He joined the KOYLI in 1926 on 18th November, five days after his 18th birthday. He enlisted at Newcastle and served eight years with the colours, of which five years were served in India and four years in the reserve. His military conduct was described as exemplary.
When the Second World War broke out in 1939, William re-enlisted in January 1940 at Sutton. He was retrained and went to war.
After the war ended in 1945 he, with his wife and child, had been given two requisitioned rooms in a convent where his second child was born in 1948. Later, they were able to move to a local authority house where a third child was born in 1955. A true account of a man who served his country and went to the aid of others, came home, and quietly worked very hard to help bring up his three sons. He never forgot those who were left behind on those killing fields, including his own brother.
William died in 1970 when the rigours of a hard life and hard work took its toll.
There are probably many stories like this but they need to be told so that maybe others can understand what they went through. Yield to none.
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