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Private Aaron GREEN, 18438
6th Battalion the Yorkshire Regiment, formerly 19201 K O Y L I. Brother of
Colin Green, of 9, Smith St., Chapeltown, Sheffield. Native of Greystones,
Sheffield. Killed 11 November 1915. Aged 20.
Born Eccleshall (Sheffield), Enlisted Chapeltown (Sheffield).
Buried HILL 10 CEMETERY.
The photo of Private Aaron Green was provided by Veronica Boxford-Brookes
(<vboxfordbrookes@gmail.com>), who provided some additional biographical
information on Private Green.
Veronica Boxford-Brookes joined a Battlefields Tour of the Gallipoli peninsula
that was organised by Battle
Honours.
This
visit to the Gallipoli peninsula was made in May 2023, and a description
of the tour, - together with additional biographical information on Aaron
Green, is attached. The description of the visit is accompanied by several
photographs.
PRIVATE AARON GREEN 18438 6TH BATTALION, THE YORKSHIRE
REGIMENT (FORMERLY K.O.Y.L.I.)
Aaron Green was the Son of Mr Alfred Ernest and Mrs Harriet Green of Greystones,
Sheffield. He had older siblings: Florence, Priscilla and Maurice and younger
siblings: Hilda, Colin and Elizabeth.
Aaron was born around 1896.
In 1911 he was living with my Grandfather and Grandmother, Mr Herbert Horace
and Mrs Annie Birks, of Chapeltown, near Sheffield. He was apprenticed to
Herbert Horace as a trainee Cast Iron Pipe Moulder and worked for Newton Chambers,
which was a well known local firm in the vicinity.
Sadly Aaron was killed on 11th November 1915. Aaron has always been seen by
us as our Grandparent’s “adoptive son”. This is how we understood
he was always thought of. We knew he belonged to another Birth Family, yet
we have always held him dear and remembered him as Granny’s “adoptive
son”, even though, sadly, we never got to meet him.
One of my older Uncles, Mr. Ralph Birks, was able to remember meeting him
when Aaron came home on leave, even though Ralph was very young at the time
– he helped him do up his “puttees”.
A poignant memory.
It was his Brother Colin who, we understand, commissioned the wording on Aaron’s
headstone at Hill 10 Cemetery, Suvla Bay.
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