[2] In December 1916, George Claridge Green embarked[2] for Egypt and the war with the recently formed 4th Field Artillery Brigade.

[clarify] They soon had three children[2] which qualified her to join and, in time, become president of the women's club and baby health centre.

During the thirties Green opened a post office and a service bureax at the Myer Emporium,[1] and she volunteered her time to the (Royal) Melbourne Hospital's auxiliary.

[4] By 1930, it was home to the Great Hall, the Palais Royale and the Melbourne Aquarium and the family enjoyed a cottage on the site.

She appeared in period dress as the "Countess of Carlton" in an event that raised money for the "Food for Britain fund" in 1948.

[2] In 1953, she went to London to attend Elizabeth II's coronation,[2] and in the following year the biggest event ever planned in Australia, the first visit of a British monarch took place.

Her brother Robert Menzies was the Prime Minister,[5] and she was the manager of the exhibition building when it was host to Royal events during the visit of the young Queen Elizabeth II on her 1954 tour.