Green, Thomas William | Universities at War

Personal details

Badges and Insignia - Royal Scots. Image kindly provided by Wartime Memories Project.

Name on Memorial:

Green, T. W.

Forename(s):

Thomas William

Surname:

Green

Date of Death:

Friday, April 19, 1918

Age at Death:

University life

College:

Armstrong College, Newcastle upon Tyne

Staff or Student:

Student

Military Service

The information displayed here is at the time of death.

Service Number:

20495

Rank:

Private

Service:

Army

Unit:

Royal Scots, 12th Battalion

Prisoner of War:

Theatre of War:

France and Flanders

Biography

Thomas was born in 1896 in Jamaica, West Indies. Thomas enlisted in Newcastle upon Tyne. Thomas attained the rank of Private in the Royal Scots, 12th Battalion. He fought in the Western European Theatre.

Thomas was killed in action on 19th April 1918 aged 22 in France and Flanders.

Addresses before and during the war

Place of Burial or Battle Site Memorial

Thomas is commemorated on the Tyne Cot Memorial in West-Vlaanderen, Belgium.

Memorials

Additional images

Research information

Sources:

Newcastle University Archives (Roll of Service, Armstrong College Calendars, The Northerner Student Magazine)

Commonwealth War Graves Commission

Researched by:

Sophie Anderton