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Pte. Herbert William Goldsmith
British Army 19th Btn. B Coy. London Regiment
from:Bermondsey, London
(d.31st Jul 1918)
Herbert Goldsmith was the 3rd son of Frank and Sarah Goldsmith of Bermondsey in London. He was killed in action in France aged 19.
Pte. Hubert Excel Goldsmith
British Army 2nd Garrison Btn. Bedfordshire Regiment
(d.12th October 1918)
Hubert Goldsmith served with the 2nd Garrison Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment. He died on the 12th of October 1918 and is buried in St. Nicholas churchyard, Gosforth, Northumberland. A pupil of Bedford Modern School 1907-12, he is commemorated on the School War Memorial, which was unveiled in 1923 and in the Roll of Honour, published in The Eagle, December 1923. Information courtesy of www.roll-of-honour.com
Pte. Leslie Ormond "Goldie" Goldsmith
Australian Imperial Forces 10th Australian Machine Gun Coy
from:29 Albion Street, Brunwick, Victoria
Pte. M. Goldsmith
British Army 11th Btn. Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers
(d.1st Jul 1916)
Sgt. Mark Goldsmith
British Army 8th Btn. Black Watch
from:Southwold, Suffolk, England
(d.24th March 1918)
L/Cpl. Charles Samuel Goldspink
British Army 8th Btn. Norfolk Regiment
(d.19th Jul 1916)
Charles Samuel Goldspink Norfolk Regiment 8th Battalion died this day and is buried at Longueval France.
Also his brother Arthur William Goldspink Norfolk Regiment 8th Battalion died the same day and is remembered on the Theipval Memorial
Update: Thirty seven members of the Norfolk Regiment lost their lives fighting at Delville Wood. Lance Corporal Charles Samuel Goldspink and his brother Arthur William were born in Pulham St. Mary, Norfolk in 1891 and 1893 respectively. Charles is buried at: London Cemetery and Extension, Longueval Longueval
Pte. Leopold Harris "Len" Goldstein
British Army 2nd Btn London Regiment
from:Hackney, London
Leopold Goldstein joined the war effort by putting his age up - he was born 1899 or 1900. His Mother was a famous Yiddish Stage Actress Rebecca Goldstein and she was married to Joseph Markovitch the famous playwright of the London theaters. Her story is found online at the London Museum.
Len enrolled in 1915 in the 2nd London Regiment, service number 4905, and later also served with the Durham Light Infantry service number 277690. He was gassed with mustard gas in WW1 and blinded in one eye - his right. He said that the other soldiers would push him down onto the barbed wire as they charged from the trenches because he was underage and small, only 5 foot 4 inches, and made sure he got stuck in the barbed wire to save him and keep him back. He also said that he played the drums in the army and told fortunes to entertain the soldiers.
He migrated to Australia and changed his name by Deed Poll 1938 into his wife's maiden name Neilson to avoid persecution as a Jewish migrant, and to protect his children as well I should say. He fought in WW2 under the Australian flag, Service number G186913 L. Neilson. He was used as a guard to transport WW2 Japanese POW's to camps in Australia.
Pte. John Goldstone
British Army 6th Btn. East Lancashire Regiment
from:13 Cog Street, Burnley, Lancashire.
(d.31st Dec 1916)
John Goldstone died on 31st December 1916 and is buried in the Amara War Cemetery in Iraq.
Pte. Albert Edward Goldsworthy
British Army 1st Battalion Lincolnshire Regiment
from:Arlecdon, Cumbria
(d.1st Nov 1914)
Lt. Graydon William Goldsworthy MC.
British Army 3rd Battalion West Yorkshire Regiment
from: Ripon
Graydon Goldsworthy was my uncle and I am serching for his records. I have a copy of him joining in 14/11/1915, commisioned 4/9/1916, awarded M.C. 21/1/1919, retired 10/10/1921. I have recently received from his daughter, copies of his hand wrtten letters sent home to his parents from the trenches in France between Nov 1915 and Feb 1916.
Spr. W. Goldsworthy
Canadian Army 1st Canadian Tunnelling Coy.
from:
(d.6th Jan 1917)
Captain Robert Holdsaworth Goldthorp
Army Duke of Wellington's (West Riding) Regiment
from:Butts House, Cleckheaton
(d.March 1925)
Captain Robert Holdsworth Goldthorp was born in 1879 eldest son of a woollen manufacturer, Benjamin Holdsworth Goldthorp, of Cleckheaton. In 1910 Robert had enlisted with the 1st Volunteer Battalion of the Duke of Wellington's Regiment. After the outbreak of war in August 1914 he was commissioned into the 4th battalion as a Second Lieutenant, promoted to Lieutenant in March 1915 and later to Captain. He was posted to France in January 1917 and saw action returning home after the end of hostilities. His time in the trenches saw him develope 'trench foot' and for many years after the war he suffered from the affliction. In March 1925 he underwent surgery on a leg and as a result died shortly after from what was believed to have been a blood clot. He is buried in the family plot in the Whitcliife Road Old Cemetery Cleckheaton.
Pte. Arthur Goldthorpe
Australian Imperial Forces 18th Battalion
(d.22nd May 1915)
The Goldthorpe family of Hunslet, Leeds, were a famous family of rugby league players in the 1890s and early 1900s. All 5 brothers played for Hunslet Rugby League. Their farm was Urn Farm, still there in South Leeds. John Goldthorpe, one of the brothers, emigrated to Australia. His 2 sons, Arthur and Harry, joined up. Arthur joined the 18th Battalion, 5th Infantry Division, AIF, and died in 1915 aged 18 years.
Pte. Oliver Goldthorpe
British Army 7th Btn. A Coy. Yorks and Lancaster Regiment
from:Mapplewell, Yorkshire
(d.20th May 1917)
Pte. Thomas Alfred Goldup
British Army 1st Battalion Royal West Kent Regiment
from:Green Farm, Shorne, Kent
(d.26th Jul 1915)
Thomas Goldup was a horseman at Green Farm, Shorne before enlisting at Gravesend in Kent. He was born in Chartham, Canterbury in 1880 not Chatham as listed in Kent's Fallen. He was my Great Grandad's older brother and is buried at Voormezeele Enclosures Nos. 1 and 2,West-Vlaanderen,Belgium.Grave Ref I.C.1 .
Thomas is remembered on the Roll of Honours at St Mary the Virgin, Chalk, Gravesend.
Sgt. Herbert Gollins DCM.
British Army 6th Btn. Kings Shropshire Light Infantry
from:Winsford, Cheshire
(d.22nd March 1918)
Herbert Gollins was employed as a Metal Mixer worked at Loco Works, Horwich. Son of Caroline Gollins of 159 Westminster St, Crewe (1911 Census), married Frances Russell at Bolton in 1914. He enlisted in 1914 and served with the 6th Btn. Kings Shropshire Light Infantry. He is commemorated at Loco Works Memorial, Chorley New Road, Horwich, Lancs. His DCM awarded citation in the London Gazette on the 26 of February 1918 records that he "killed some enemy and took 6 prisoners".
Stoker Thomas Gollop
Royal Navy HMS Amphion
from:Lyme Regis, Dorset, England
Thomas Gollop, from Lyme Regis, served on HMS Amphion with my uncle Herbert Street. The Stokers had apparently had a break for cocoa just before Amphion struck the mine. Herbert had finished his cocoa and returned to the boiler room where he was killed. Thomas took a few minutes more to empty his mug and thus survived.
Sgt. William Arthur Golson MM
British Army 51st Coy. Machine Gun Corps
Lt. Alvaro Druce Gomes
British Army 3rd Btn. Royal Berkshire Regiment
from:Georgetown, Guyana
Alvaro Druce Gomes was commissioned into the 3rd Royal Berkshire Regiment on 6th May 1915 and was subsequently seconded to the 39th Machine Gun Corps in Grantham on 14th March 1916. While training at Grantham, he learned that there was an urgent requirement for a detachment to travel to Baghdad as part of a force being assembled to go to the immediate relief of General Townsend at Kut-al-Amarah. He later related:
"The 13th Division had been moved to Mesopotamia to strengthen the force being assembled for the relief of the besieged garrison at Kut al Amara. The troops readied to fight their way up both banks of the river Tigris consisted of Royal Engineers, Gloucesters, Worcesters, Warwicks, South Staffords and the Machine Gun Unit, plus Artillery Units and Indian Cavalry and Infantry.
On the right bank of the river we advanced towards the enemy in open line formation, in slightly undulating country of sand, with the river on our right and flooded marshes about a mile away on our left. On the left bank we were entrenched with the original force, but no advance could be made as the enemy was far superior in numbers and guns. The relief force therefore decided to attack on the right bank so as to relieve the left bank and then a final attack would be made simultaneously by both forces.
Suddenly, as we were going over from one cover to another in sections, the enemy opened fire. They were entrenched about three to four hundred yards away. We were ordered to dig in and continued throughout the night in spite of flares. Our main body dug in too and we finally had a nest of trenches connected up. We next started digging out towards the enemy and it did not take us very long before we were within striking distance as it was easy digging in the sandy soil. Of course, we suffered fairly heavy casualties during this operation but we had gained valuable ground and realised that we could no longer advance in the open. We were eager to engage the enemy as General Townsend was invested since December 1915 and it was now about the end of March 1916.
In the meantime, our divisional heavy artillery was engaging the enemy’s German heavy guns and especially two long range guns which gave us a great deal of trouble. Our light artillery only came into play when we were about to attack. With the light artillery in position, and with our machine guns firing overhead, we provided good cover for our advancing troops.
The enemy attacked us as we were completing our advanced trenches and that night, after we had repulsed the enemy’s attack and with great loss to them, we were walking over the dead bodies of our comrades, about three deep in the front trench. We evacuated the dead and wounded as quickly as possible in case of another attack.
After a couple of days, we attacked but unfortunately our artillery had not destroyed the enemy’s machine guns. Our men were caught by their machine gun cross fire but we rallied, got into their trenches and captured most of the machine guns. Backed by the overhead fire from our own artillery and machine guns, our infantry inflicted very heavy loss on the enemy and gained a good deal of ground. We advanced fairly rapidly on the right bank of the river Tigris and captured the enemy’s position not far from Kut-al-Amarah; several counter attacks by the enemy were repulsed. However, luck was against us as floods impeded any further advance and the garrison capitulated on 29th April 1916, after all their supplies had finished.
In February 1917, we eventually captured Kut-al-Amarah after very intense fighting, with the Turks who were assisted by German troops. After we forced the Turks from the right bank of the river to the left bank at Kut-al-Amarah, they blew up their bridges. While we were making a pontoon bridge across the river, they repeatedly sent their planes over to bomb it, in order to cover their retreat. Their infantry made a very orderly retreat in spite of the terrific shelling and machine gun fire we were pouring into their ranks from across the river.
After we crossed the river, the Turks left a strong force to fight a rear guard action. The Turks sent General Townsend to Turkey for safe custody. The Turks are exceptionally good fighters, especially at close quarters, and were supported by very accurate German artillery.†During these operations, we had to wear our spine pads and helmets at all the times otherwise one went down with sunstroke. The temperature in the shade reached 120 degrees, and there was no ice until after the capture of Baghdad."
Pte. Ernest Cecil Gooch
British Army 17th Battalion, B Company Northumberland Fusiliers
from:Bolton upon Dearne
Ernie Gooch was my Dad, he was a railway man and volunteered to join the North Eastern Railway Battalion which was formed in the early days of the war. I understand it was unique in being the only complete battalion raised out of the employees in one Company. Training began at King George's Dock in Hull and Dad embarked for France in 1915.
In November 1916, the 17th was officially converted to a railway pioneer battalion. Movement of men, arms and munitions was facilitated by the pioneers construction of railways. They were also required to do other work and were referred to as Jack of all Trades and master of all. For instance Dad's company (B)(according to war records) were carrying bombs and water bottles across No Mans Land on the first day of the Battle of the Somme.
One of his story's concerned a French nurse who half carried him out of hospital when it was badly shelled. Regretfully at my age of 82 I can no longer remember the details. Where was the hospital, what were his injuries, what was the name of the brave French nurse and did she survive?
Dad died at the age of 58, he did suffer with nightmares from time to time and Mum would quietly get out of bed until it was over. Mum and Dad had six children I am number four and the last 'still standing'! I would have liked to see his service record but I think it was in the batch burnt in WW2
Frank Good
Royal Navy HMS Matchless
from:Hull
My father Frank Goode served on HMS Matchless. I was wondering whether anyone could tell me something about his war records as we don't have anything left. Thank you.
Cpl Herman James Good VC
Canadian Expeditionary Force 13th (Royal Highlanders of Canada) Battalion
from:Canada
Pte. John William Good
British Army 2nd Btn. C Coy. Durham Light Infantry
from:Newcastle
(d.22nd September 1917)
Dvr. Ernest "Goody" Goodacre
British Army 1/1st Ayrshire Battery Royal Horse Artillery
from:Leicester
My grandfather Ernie Goodacre joined the Territorial Force prior to the start of the Great War snd served in Sinai and Palestine from 1916 to 1918. His service record does not exist and as a family we believe he also saw action on the Western Front at the end of the war.
Pte. George Goodacre
British Army 8th Battalion Kings Own (Yorkshire Light Infantry)
from:Nottingham
(d.12th September 1915)
Star, BWM, Victory medals
Pte. William Robert Harry Goodacre
British Army 10th Battalion Lincolnshire Regiment
from:Leicester
(d.14th July 1917)
William Goodacre was wounded at the Battle of Arras in April 1917. He was then captured and taken as a POW and transported to Kassell. The first communication with his family from the POW camp was on 30th of May 1917 to inform them that he had been interned at Kassell. During his time in the camp, he was cared for by Second-Lieut Roebuck & Sergeant Windham. William died of the injuries he received to his thigh on the 14th July 1917 and was buried at the cemetery on the 15th July. His funeral was led by Sergeant Windham who also formed a choir of NCO's.
Pte. Charles Goodall
British Army 9th Battalion Lancashire Fusiliers
from:Burton on Trent
(d.11th Oct 1915)
Charles Goodall died at Gallipoli
L.Sea. Edward James Goodall
Royal Navy HMS Almanzora
from:Bucklesham, Suffolk
Jim Goodall served in HMS Almanzora.
Pte. James Goodall
British Army Hampshire Regiment
James Goodall left theses shores on the 21/8/1914 on SS Cestrian for Le Harve arriving 22/8/14. He boarded a train on 24/8/14 for Le Catueau arrived at 3am on 25/8/14 and marched 6 miles to Solesmes to cover the retreat of BEF from Mons. On the 30th of August he was in the Forest of Compiegne and took took part in the 1st Battle of Marne from the 5th-9th September. His Battalion then moved to Ploegstreet and were in action during 1st Battle of Ypres at le Geer. Injured, James was transferred to England then to Edinburgh Infirmary, posted back to Fort Albany I.O.W then to Fort Gomer Gosport where he was discharged on 7/5/15 as no longer fit for war service.
He returned to his pre war work as agricultural labourer, living in Compton, West Sussex. Later he moved to Horndean Hants working on the Idsworth Estate, his pension was stopped by Lady Bonham-Carter as she thought it was not right he should receive his pension and be working as well. He died 1st Jan 1959.
Pte. James Goodall
British Army 1st Btn. Hampshire Regiment
James Goodall served with the 1st Battalion, Hamshire Regiment
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