Green, Joseph
Regiment: Lancashire Fusiliers 1st Vol coy., 2nd Battalion
Rank: Private
Service No: 8825
Boer War service: 10 May 1900 to 7 Apr 1901
Date of enlistment: 31 Jan 1900
Date of discharge: 24 May 1901
Reason for discharge: Termination of Engagement
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Born: In 1877 in Whitchurch, Shropshire.
Family: He was one of seven children born to Allen and Ann Green (nee Woodward). He married Agnes Berry in 1903; no children can be traced for the marriage.
Residence: In 1881 he was living in Ash Parva with his parents and siblings; in 1891 he was boarding in Coton, Wem, Shropshire. Some time between 1891 and 1901 the family moved to Bury, Lancashire where Joseph met and married his future wife; in 1901 he was serving in South Africa.
Employment: He was a wireman for a telephone company when he enlisted.
Died: In 1930, aged 52, in Bury.
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