Sergeant James Hubert Ronald Green (7 February 1897 – 15 December 1917) was a

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credited with six aerial victories.

Early life

Green was born on 7 February 1897 in Buckland, Berkshire, the son of Walter and Annie Louisa Green; his father was a groom.

Death

Green was killed in a flying accident near Norwich on 15 December 1917. He was buried at Abingdon, Berkshire.

References

1897 births 1917 deaths British World War I flying aces People from Vale of White Horse (district) Royal Flying Corps soldiers Recipients of the Silver Medal of Military Valor Aviators killed in aviation accidents or incidents in England People from Buckland, Oxfordshire British military personnel killed in World War I {{RAF-bio-stub