5041253 Private William Green, 1st N Staffs Regt

1897 Born

1901 census living at 86, Henry Street, Tunstall

1911 census living at 2 Ellgreave St Dale Hall Burslem Stoke - on - Trent

1921 Jul 5, Died age 22 or 25 at Kilbangan Cross from a gunshot wound to the neck and head. The bullet was accidently fired by an RIC constable, L W A Chandler The Inquest reaches the following conclusions

• 1 officer and 15 OR of soldiers and 1 sgt and 7 OR of RIC were were driving fromm The Curragh to Carlow in 3 Crossley tenders.
• When they reached the Kildangan Crossroads at about 22.00, the rear Crossley had a puncture.
• Someone in the rear Crossley fired 2 shots to warn the other Crossleys of the puncture.
• There was then another shot, followed by 2 more. Constable Chandler in the second Crossley had fired the last bunch of 3 shots, again as a warning
• Green, who was in the same Crossley was hit by one of these shots and died on the spot

Son of William and Jane Maria Green. Born at Tunstall.

British Soldiers died in Ireland