Editing Richard Greene (section)

===World War II===
Greene tried to enlist in the [[Seaforth Highlanders]] in Vancouver, but they would not give him a commission. He obtained a release from Fox and travelled to England where he enlisted in the [[27th Lancers]], where he distinguished himself.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article52400736 |title=RICHARD GREENE ENLISTS |newspaper=[[The Examiner (Tasmania)|The Examiner]] |volume=XCIX |issue=265 |location=Tasmania, Australia |date=18 January 1941 |access-date=23 September 2017 |page=8|edition=LATE NEWS |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref>{{failed verification|date=May 2019}} After three months, he went to the [[Royal Military College, Sandhurst]] and was commissioned and given the [[service number]] of 184251. He was promoted to captain in the 27th Lancers in May 1944.{{citation needed|date=May 2019}}

He was given leave in 1942 to appear in the British [[propaganda film]]s ''[[Flying Fortress (film)|Flying Fortress]]'' (1942) for Warners and ''[[Unpublished Story]]'' (1942) with [[Valerie Hobson]]. In 1943, he appeared in the [[Anna Neagle]] thriller ''[[Yellow Canary (film)|Yellow Canary]]'' while on leave.<ref>James Parish and William Leonard, ''Hollywood Players'',(New York:  Arlington House Publishers, 1976), 270.</ref> He also appeared in a British comedy ''[[Don't Take It to Heart]]'' (1944).

He later toured in Shaw's ''[[Arms and the Man]]'', entertaining the troops. Greene was discharged in December 1944 and appeared in the stage play ''Desert Rats''.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article222143959 |title=English to the Backbone |newspaper=[[The Voice (Hobart)|The Voice]] |volume=24 |issue=7 |location=Tasmania, Australia |date=17 February 1951 |access-date=23 September 2017 |page=4 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref>