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Capt. J.L. Green
Capt. J. L. Green

John Leslie Green VC (4 December 1888 - 1 July 1916) was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. See below the section "Separate Commonwealth awards" Note that since "December 4th" redirects here For the song by Jay-Z, see December 4th (song. Year 1888 ( MDCCCLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a "July 1st" redirects here For the Ayumi Hamasaki song see H (song. Year 1916 ( MCMXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland See below the section "Separate Commonwealth awards" Note that since The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located

He was 27 years old, and a captain in the Royal Army Medical Corps, British Army, attached to 1/5th Battalion, The Sherwood Foresters (The Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment) during the First World War when the following deed took place for which he was awarded the VC. The Royal Army Medical Corps ( RAMC) is a specialist Corps in the British Army which provides Medical services to all British Army The British Army is the land armed forces branch of the British Armed Forces. World War I (abbreviated WWI; also known as the First World War, the Great War, and the War to End All

On 1 July 1916 at Foncquevillers, France, Captain Green, although wounded himself, rescued an officer who had been wounded and was caught up in the enemy's wire entanglements. "July 1st" redirects here For the Ayumi Hamasaki song see H (song. Year 1916 ( MCMXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Foncquevillers is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais département in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France. This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. He dragged him to a shell hole where he dressed his wounds, notwithstanding the bombs and grenades being thrown at him the whole time. Captain Green then tried to bring the wounded officer to safety and had nearly succeeded when he was himself killed.

His Victoria Cross is displayed at the Army Medical Services Museum (Aldershot, England). The Army Medical Services Museum is located in the Defence Medical Services Training Centre Keogh Barracks on Mytchett Place Road Mytchett, Surrey, England

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Monuments to Courage Victoria Cross Monuments and Headstones is a two-volume book by David Harvey, published in 1999 on the last resting places of 1322 of the 1350 The Register of the Victoria Cross is a Reference work that provides brief information on every VC ever awarded it provides a summary of the deed along During the Battle of the Somme, 51 Victoria Crosses were awarded to British and Commonwealth soldiers
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