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Pte. Herbert Paterson Goodwill
British Army 18th Btn. Durham Light Infantry
from:27 Victoria Embankment, Darlington
(d.3rd Aug 1916)
Herbert is listed as "Goodwill, Herbert 27 Victoria Embankment. Pte 18th DLI Wounded at Neuve Chapelle. Buried at Merville 3rd Aug 1916" in the Roll of Honour held in Darlington Library, believed to have been complied by the Town Council in the 1920s.
CWGC records Herbert was 22 years old and serving with "A" Coy. 18th Bn. Durham Light Infantry, he is buried in Merville communal Cemetery. He was the son of Mr. and Mrs. J. Goodwill, of Darlington.