George Green

Reverend Captain George Green (1881–1956) was an Anglican clergyman from Emerald and Rockhampton in Central Queensland, Australia, when he enlisted in the Australian Army in September 1914. He served as a chaplain with the 2nd Light Horse Regiment at Gallipoli and in the Middle Eastern campaigns. His diaries are considered one of the most poignant and detailed descriptions of Australian Imperial Forces during the Gallipoli campaign in World War I.

Early life Born in London on 10 July 1881, Green was ordained in 1910. Equipped with a Bachelor of Arts from Oxford University, he migrated to Australia and established himself in central Queensland, working in Mount Chalmers, Yeppoon and Emu Park, as part of the North Rockhampton parish, before appointment as the vicar of St Luke's in Emerald, then back to St Paul's Cathedral in Rockhampton. He was full of admiration for the men and wrote, "The valour, spirit, patience and determination of these Australian soldiers are beyond all praise."

Green died in England in 1956.