Lieutenant Morton Green commanded a platoon of Royal Marines on the Queen Charlotte Islands. He was about 30 years old, of medium height with a tough and intelligent demeanour. Green, and two squads from his platoon, were assigned by Cmdr. Nathan Hairston to assist Colonel Thomas Bushell in his investigation of the theft of The Two Georges. He and his Marines accompanied Bushell to Buckley Bay to assist in the capture of four suspected Sons of Liberty.