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  • William Green (British Army soldier)
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  • William Green (7 June 1784 – 27 January 1881) was an English rifleman of the 95th Regiment who served in the Napoleonic Wars. He was the author of a memoir entitled "A brief outline of the Travels and Adventures of William Green (late Rifle Brigade) during a period of ten years in the British Service", one of the few accounts by an enlisted man of life in Wellington's Army. As such it has served as a primary source for many historians.
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Unit
  • 95
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serviceyears
  • 1803
Birth Date
  • 1784-06-07
Branch
  • British Army
death place
  • Leicester, England
Name
  • William Green
placeofburial label
  • Place of burial
Birth Place
  • Lutterworth, Leicestershire, England
Awards
death date
  • 1881-01-27
Rank
  • Rifleman-Bugler
Battles
placeofburial
  • Welford Road Cemetery, Leicester
abstract
  • William Green (7 June 1784 – 27 January 1881) was an English rifleman of the 95th Regiment who served in the Napoleonic Wars. He was the author of a memoir entitled "A brief outline of the Travels and Adventures of William Green (late Rifle Brigade) during a period of ten years in the British Service", one of the few accounts by an enlisted man of life in Wellington's Army. As such it has served as a primary source for many historians.