James Green

Born in Newcastle upon Tyne in 1864, he trained as a teacher before moving to New South Wales in 1888. He entered the Methodist ministry soon after and built a reputation as a strong speaker and writer, contributing journalism as well as religious work.

His best-known early book, The Story of the Australian Bushmen (1903), grew out of his service as a chaplain during the South African War. Later, during the First World War, he served with Australian forces in Egypt, Gallipoli, and on the Western Front, experiences that informed The Great Australian Soldier and News from No Man's Land.

Remembered as both a clergyman and an author, he wrote from close contact with ordinary soldiers and focused on their courage, suffering, and daily realities. He died in Sydney in 1948, leaving behind books that offer a personal view of Australian service in war.