In reality, Ivor's parents had a first child, John, and then a daughter whom they named Brenda, but sadly she died as an infant.
[2] Upon leaving High School, despite a hunger for higher education, he was obliged by limited family finances to promptly seek employment.
In 1917 Green joined the Australian Commonwealth Forces as a member of the 81st (Wakefield) Infantry Brigade, with headquarters at Port Pirie and companies throughout the Mid North Region.
He then served eighteen months at Allied Air Forces Headquarters, Brisbane, where he was camp commandant, being promoted to Acting Squadron Leader.
[5] Following his military service, Green resumed work in his former position as Deputy Clerk in the Adelaide Police Court.
He became aware that a huge volume of redundant equipment, much dating back to the Victorian era, including horse-drawn vehicles, was stored at Thebarton Police Barracks.
In June 1951 Green ordered a stocktake which in February 1953 resulted in a vast array of equipment being either destroyed or sold in a public auction lasting over several days.
The Royal Visit was planned firstly for March 1952 and later for early 1953, but because of the death of King George VI, and the subsequent Coronation, it was postponed until 1954.
Ivor Green subsequently had the honour, in March 1954, of accompanying Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II when inspecting the Royal Escort of mounted police.
He drafted a design based upon the State Badge of South Australia, which is a piping shrike, common name White-backed Magpie.
[13] Despite many uniform changes since that time, the emblem designed by Green, or variations thereof, prevails in use by the police to the present day.
Another innovation by Green was the establishment of the CIB Detective Training Course, the first of which was held over six weeks at Thebarton Barracks in April 1952.
According to one newspaper, Green's preparations were very thorough and included going over the routes of the Royal car, vetting houses along the way, and inspecting bridges and any locations where snipers may hide.
[16] Ivor Green suffered deteriorating ill health after the 1954 Royal Visit and so in January 1956 Brigadier John Gilbert McKinna was appointed by the Playford Government to the new rank of Deputy Commissioner to assist the administration of the police force.
He was accorded a full police funeral, which proceeded to the North Road Cemetery where he was buried in Plot 8852, Path 49 South.