William Wyndham Green
| Sir William Green | |
|---|---|
| Born | 15 May 1887 |
| Died |
November 1979 (aged 92) New Romney |
| Allegiance |
 United Kingdom |
| Service/branch |
 British Army |
| Years of service | 1907–1946 |
| Rank | Lieutenant General |
| Commands held | Anti-Aircraft Command |
| Battles/wars |
World War I World War II |
| Awards |
Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire Companion of the Order of the Bath Distinguished Service Order Military Cross and bar |
Lieutenant General Sir William Wyndham Green KBE CB DSO MC (1887–1979) was General Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Anti-Aircraft Command.
Military career
Green was commissioned into the Royal Artillery in 1907.[1]
He served in World War I latterly as a Brigade Major in France.[1] He was awarded the MC for extinguishing a burning gun-pit under heavy fire in 1917.[2]
In 1926 he became an Instructor in Gunnery at the School of Artillery.[1] In 1929 he went to India and served on the North West Frontier, before returning to the School of Artillery in 1937 as Chief Instructor for Equipment.[1] In 1938 he was appointed Commandant at the Royal Military College of Science.[1]
He served in World War II initially as Brigadier Royal Artillery at Northern Command and then, from 1941, as Second in Command in Gibraltar.[1] In 1942 he became Commander of 3rd Anti-Aircraft Division and in 1943 he was made Commander of 5th and 6th Anti-Aircraft Groups.[1]
After the War he was appointed General Officer Commanding-in-Chief at Anti-Aircraft Command; he retired in 1946.[1]
He was also Colonel Commandant of the Royal Artillery from 1947 to 1952.[1]
The family home was at Little Gables in New Romney in Kent.[3]
Family
In 1924 he married Aline Hope Primrose Cobbold and they went on to have one son and a daughter.[4]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives
- ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 30287. p. 9559. 17 September 1917. Retrieved 2010-05-31.
- ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 38789. p. 6036. 20 December 1949. Retrieved 2010-05-31.
- ↑ The Cobbold Family History Trust
| Military offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Sir Frederick Pile |
GOC-in-C Anti-Aircraft Command 1945–1946 |
Succeeded by Sir Otto Lund |