Bernard Green (soldier), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetBernard Green (soldier)
British soldier
Date of Birth: 01-Oct-1887
Place of Birth: Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom
Date of Death: 01-Jan-1971
Profession: military personnel
Zodiac Sign: Libra 
About Bernard Green (soldier)
- Bernard Green (1887-1971), also known as Pop, was a British soldier who fought in World War I and World War II.
- In World War I Green fought in two of the bloodiest battles, the Battle of Somme and the Battle of Passchendaele, and was wounded twice.
- Green was already 52 when he signed up to fight in the Second World War and his escape from a Stalag Luft III was immortalized in the Hollywood movie The Great Escape.
- Because of his age at the onset of the Second World War, the troops affectionately called him "Pop".
Read more at Wikipedia