Current Information:

The exact circumstances of the death of Edwin Green, who was killed on 6th October, 1916, are not known but artillery men faced many dangers and during the course of the war nearly 50,000 of them were killed. Their gun batteries were targeted by the enemy’s guns which accounted for many of their casualties. Others were sent forward to act as ‘spotters’ which meant going forward to the front line and signalling back to the guns necessary changes in target and other vital information. Keeping the batteries supplied with ammunition was a dangerous task as the enemy guns would target the known supply routes, especially at night. Brigade Diaries rarely shine any light on casualties sustained, unless of course they were officers and even then information is sparse. 

236 Brigade of the Royal Field Artillery was part of 47th (2nd London)  Division with its gun batteries originally coming from Brixton. 47th Division was a Territorial Army division and had arrived on the Western Front in March, 1915 where it remained for the duration of the war and where it saw action during the Battle of the Somme in 1916, including the Battle of Transloy Ridge which began on 1st October, 1916