Harold Green was born in Sarnia on April 23, 1921, the son of George Seymour Green (born in England) and Anne (nee Lee, born in Watlington, Oxfordshire, England)) Green, of 259 Elgin Street, Sarnia. He had one brother, George Edwin Green, born in 1909. Harold Green was educated in Sarnia. Prior to his enlistment, he was employed at the Sarnia Elevator Company. He was also a member of Canon Davis Memorial Church. Harold enlisted in the Canadian Army more than two years prior to his death. He would train at Windsor and in London, Ontario, and for some time was stationed in Vancouver with the Royal Canadian 31st Armored Corps Division, with the rank of Trooper. Just prior his death, Harold had been expecting to come home to Sarnia on a furlough.
On April 24, 1944, while in British Columbia, Harold Green and three other men were riding in a Bren gun carrier which overturned, pinning the occupants beneath it. Trooper Harold Green and the three other men were seriously injured. On May 2, 1944, Harold Green died as a result of the injuries he had received. He died in the Shaughnessy Military Hospital, Vancouver. The coroner’s report stated that the injuries he accidently received during military manoeuvers caused the death of Trooper Green. Harold Green would later be officially listed as, Universal carrier accident while on training, New Westminster, British Columbia. Harold Green’s body arrived in Sarnia by C.N.R. not long after his death. His funeral was held at the Robb Funeral Home, followed by a public service at Canon Davis Memorial Church, followed by his internement. Twenty-three year old Harold Green is buried in Sarnia (Lakeview) Cemetery, Sarnia, Ontario, Section E, Lot 106.
SOURCES: A, B, C, D, E, F, L, N, 2C, 2D