Charles D. B. Green

Lieutenant Charles Duncan Bremner Green (August 14, 1897 – October 3, 1941) was a Canadian World War I flying ace credited with 11 aerial victories. Postwar, he went on to success in business until World War II. After rejoining military life, he again served until his untimely accidental death.

Early life Charles Duncan Bremner Green was the son of Charles and Annie Henderson Green. He was born at sea while his parents were en route to Australia.

World War I Green began his military service with the 164th (Halton and Dufferin) Battalion, CEF, with whom he enlisted. He transferred to the Royal Flying Corps, and was rated as a Flying Officer while still a lieutenant, on December 22, 1917.

He was stationed in Salonika, Greece with B Flight of 47 Squadron as a pilot of Royal Aircraft Factory SE.5as. On April 13, 1918, he and fellow Canadian Gerald Gordon Bell destroyed an enemy Albatros D.III.

After his return to Toronto, he married Marion Wilton Baillie, age 22, on June 9, 1923.

World War II Although he was married with three children when World War II broke out, he re-enlisted, this time in the Royal Canadian Air Force. He served near his home at Camp Borden as an instructor, with the rank of Squadron Leader. His service in this post saw him rewarded with the General Service Medal and the Canadian Volunteer Service Medal.