Born in Kings Norton, Worcestershire he was the son of Rowland and Margaret Green, Rowland worked as a goldsmith.
At Bromsgrove School Hugh Green was Head Boy and Platoon Commander in the Officer Training Corps, also representing them at Cricket, Hockey and (Rugby) Football in the first teams.
He was the final Commanding Officer of the Royal Signals in Auxiliary Units. He appears in the stand down photographs of the Royal Signals men taken late in 1944.
Post war he was a manufacturing jeweller in Birmingham with his cousin. He also played rugby for Bromsgrove. He died suddenly following a brain haemorrhage.
| Unit or location | Role | Posted from | until |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coleshill House, GHQ | Commanding Officer Royal Signals | 17 May 1944 | 01 Oct 1944 |
Bromsgrove School 1932-1936
Post war Jeweller
24 Aug 1939 Commissioned, Second Lieutenant with 202nd Medium Regiment Signal Section, 48th l (South Midland) Division.
1 Jan 1941 War substantive Lieutenant.
10 May 1941 Temporary Captain, served in West Africa.
17 May 1944 Temporary Major, likely as appointed to commanded Auxiliary Units Royal Signals.
1 Oct 1944 Auxiliary Units Royal Signals finally closed down.