Green, Alfred Edward

Alfred was born on 8th February 1916 in Warwick. He was the only child of Alfred Edward (1887-1932) and May Elizabeth Green (1888-1933).  Alfred’s father was an antique dealer. By the time Alfred was 17 both his parents had died.

According to 1921 census Alfred, aged 5, was living with his parents and a servant Alice at 86 Coventry Road, Warwick. Alfred’s father was a cabinet manufacturer.

From an early age Alfred had been interested in aeroplanes. On 7th April 1937 aged 21 he gained a certificate at the Leamington, Warwick and District Aero Club to fly a de Havilland DH.60 Gypsy Moth. Alfred built his own aeroplane for flying practice.

In 1935 Alfred married Joan Constance Kimberley (1913-1943) in Warwick. According to the 1939 census the family including a domestic servant were living at 146 Cliffe Hill, Warwick. At that time Alfred’s occupation was given as a cabinet manufacturer. Their only child, Clive, was born in 1936. Having lost his father in 1941, Clive became an orphan at the age of 6 when his mother died in 1943.

Alfred, his wife, his parents and his daughter in law are all commemorated in St James’s churchyard in Milverton.