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Ernest Edward Green
Biography
Full name of worker at H.M. Factory Gretna (and any other names they are known by) : Ernest Edward Green
Gender: Male
Date and Place of Birth: 6th October 1901 (baptism), Birmingham
Date and Place of Death: January 1970, Fylde (Blackpool)
Nationality: British
Disability: Badly injured in an explosion at H.M. Factory Gretna aged 17.
Childhood: N/K
Parents: Ernest and Mary Ann
Parent’s occupations: Polisher
Schools / universities attended and years of attendance: N/K
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Place of residence at Gretna: N/K
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Trivia / any other information:
Ernest Edward Green was born in Solihull, Birmingham on 6th October 1901 to Ernest and Mary Ann. Baptised at St Mathias Birmingham, father a polisher. Address 83, Great Hampton Row, Birmingham
8th December 1918 – badly injured in an explosion at H.M. Factory Gretna.
1921 – Ernest, Cecil, Harry and 7 others are on the record in Fleetwood, Fylde, Lancashire
Became rich as a successful gambler as partly described below.
Lancashire Evening Post – Monday 23 January 1956
…” Turned his last 4d into £14000 then lost all. But had £350 in Blackpool
NEVER WORRY In World War I was badly injured in the Gretna Green munitions factory explosion. Has he any system in following horse- ”
January 1970 – died – Fylde registration district
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