1. Elspeth Candlish Green was an NCO and officer in the Women's Auxiliary Air Force.
10 Facts About Elspeth Green
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Elspeth Green was a plotter during the Battle of Britain, serving at Biggin Hill where she won the Military Medal for her bravery during repeated air raids.
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Elspeth Green's father was Robert Candlish Henderson, the professor of Scots law at Edinburgh University.
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Elspeth Green was educated at the private school of St Denis in Edinburgh and then the Harrogate Ladies' College.
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Elspeth Green then travelled in Ceylon and Europe where she became fluent in French and German.
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Elspeth Green was reticent about the award and her wartime service and so, thereafter, her friends and relations were surprised to learn of it.
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Elspeth Green was trained for cipher work and then commissioned as an officer.
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Elspeth Green worked on bomber bases for the rest of the war, finally doing duty as a welfare officer in Egypt in 1945.
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Elspeth Green was demobbed in 1946 as a Squadron Officer.
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Elspeth Green continued to do charitable and voluntary work in Edinburgh, especially for the Aged Christian Friends Society.