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Pte. Stanley Percival Goodall
British Army 1st/2nd Btn. London Regiment
from:35 St Marys Road, Harlesden
(d.26th Oct 1917)
Stanley Percival Goodall was the fifth child of Charles and Elizabeth Goodall, of 35 St Mary's Road, Willesden. The only one of their sons to be killed in the Great War. Four other brothers served. He was a single man, living with his parents, a travelling rep by trade. In his Will he states that he joined the 3rd London Volunteer Battalion of Royal Fusiliers in 1903, aged 16, did Field Camps at Salisbury Plain 1905, and Savoy 1906. Enlisted at Tufton Street, Westminster on 7 September 1914 in the 2nd/2nd London R.R.F., and transferred to the 1st/2nd on January 1917.
WW1 movements. 1/2nd (City of London) Battalion (Royal Fusiliers) August 1914 Tufton Street in Westminster. Part of 1st London Brigade, 1st London Division. Moved on mobilisation to guarding the Amesbury-Southampton docks railway. 4 September 1914 : sailed with Brigade from Southampton to Malta, arriving Valetta 14 September. 2 January 1915 : left Malta, arrived at Marseilles on 6 January. 21 February 1915 : joined the 17th Brigade in 6th Division. 14 October 1915 : transferred with the Brigade to 24th Division. 9 February 1916 : transferred to 169th Brigade in 56th (London) Division.
Stanley joined this unit in January 1917. From the date of his death (26th Oct 1917), he was probably killed at the Battle of Passchendaele during the 3rd Battle of Ypres. A battle fought in a sea of mud.
L/Cpl. Claude Alfred Goodchild
British Army East Surrey Regiment
from:Fulham, London
(d.17th November 1916)
Claude Goodchild was my my great great uncle. Unfortunately I have not been able to find out much information about him. I would however like his sacrifice to never be forgotten.
Asgt. E. Goode
British Army 24th (Tyneside Irish) Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers
from:Husslingfield
E Goode was wounded in 1916 and 1918
George Horace Goode
British army Norfolk Regiment
from:Lower Heyford, Northampton
My great grandad George Horace Goode was born 16/11/1899. He served with the Norfolk Regiment. We have a telegram reporting that he had been gassed and was in a hospital. Not sure where to try to find out more. Can anyone help please?
Pte. James Goode
British Army 21st Btn Durham Light Infantry
served with 18th Dli & att 257 Tunneling Coy RE & att 35 IBD
Sgt. Joseph Edward Goode MM.
British Army 6th Battalion London Regiment
from:Homerton, London
My grandfather, Joseph Goode enlisted in "The Cast Iron" Sixth (also known as the Printers Pals) on the 6th September 1914 at the age of 34. From the 3/6th (Reserve Batt) he was absorbed into the 1/6th as an Acting Sergeant on the 19th April 1916. Within 3 weeks he was a full Sergeant and by November he was Acting Quarter Master Sgt (A/QMS) in "D" Company. He relinquished the "cushy" post in January 1917 and reverted to Sgt.
The verbal family history is that he won the Military Medal for capturing six drunk Germans. In fact his was one of 14 MM's that were awarded for the most successful raid in the whole of WW1. A total of 24 medals were awarded for the capture of 1 Officer, 117 ORs and 5 machine guns, and the destuction of 3 mine shafts and the opposing trenches south of Hill 60 in the Ypres Salient. The Battalion suffered 76 casualties including 14 killed and 2 missing. As the action took place on the 20th Feb 1917 and weeks were spent practicing behind the lines it would seem that Grandad gave up the A/QMS role to be in on the raid.
He stayed with the 1/6th until they were disbanded in February 1918 and spread around other Battalions. He was posted to the the 2/6th and was with them when the Germans launched their last ditch attack on the 21st March. On the 4th April the Battalion was in support of the Australian outside Villiers Bretonneux and were called forward to fill a gap in the line and it was during this action that Granddad Goode got his "Blighty wound" a shrapnel injury to his left hand, right arm and head. On the 16th he was back in England at No. 1 War Hospital, Reading from where he was discharged on the 1st June.
He was then passed fit and returned to the Reserve Battalion but not for front line infantry service and in November was transferred to 358 Coy. Labour Corp escorting prisoners of war. Because of his meritous service he was allowed to keep his infantry rate of pay. He was demob'ed on the 14th Feb 1919 and was awarded 6s-6d (65p) a week for 52 weeks for his injuries. He died in 1947 when I was 8 years old and as the eldest son of the eldest son I should have inherited his medals but the story goes he gave them away to one of his drinking mates. I do however have his Gold half-hunter watch that was presented to him by his employer for winning the Military Medal.
Pte. John Goodenough
British Army 11th (Service) Battalion Essex Regiment
from:Brentwood
(d.27th Dec 1916)
John Goodenough was born 1889 Folkestone, Kent and went to School at North Board School, (now Mundella), Blackbull Road, Folkestone where he is mentioned on the School's War Memorial Board. He was one of 13 children born to Thomas Goodenough & his wife Grace Menear.
John was a Hairdresser living Brentwood at time of his marriage at St Thomas of Canterbury on 13/4/1913 to Grace Helena Cornish and when he enlisted at Warley into the Essex Regt, 11th (Service) Battalion. He departed with his Battalion for France from Folkestone on 30/8/1915. He died on 27/12/1916 and is commemorated in Cambrin Churchyard Extension, Row T, Grave 4. He appears to have been interred there alongside several fellow soldiers of same the Battalion killed about the same time, Pte J H Jeffries 33140; Pte H S Pepper 21331; Pte A Reynolds 10585); Pte A Smith 14154 Age 27 (23/12/1916); Pte F Rice 10585 Age 31 (31/12/1916)).
Pte. Harry Gooder
British Army East Kent Regiment
from:Birstall, West Yorkshire
My Great Grandfather Harry Gooder served in the Buffs, East Kent regiment. He was in 36 when he was shot in his right arm on 19th of September 1918, I presume in the battle of Epehy. He lived in Birstall West Yorkshire, many of his family were miners but his occupation was a Press Setter.
Pte. Charles William Goodey
British Army 57th Field Ambulance Royal Army Medical Corps
from:Seaford, Sussex
(d.25th September 1917)
CSM George Goodey MC
British Army 9th Btn. Rifle Brigade
from:Islington
(d.15th Sep 1916)
Pte. Henry Goodger
British Army 11th Hussars
(d.3rd Nov 1914)
From the Folkestone, Hythe, Sandgate and Cheriton Herald published on the 23rd of January 1915: "Pathetic interest attaches to a little book that has come into “The Herald†Office this week. It is a small notebook of French origin, containing the opening entries of the diary of a Hythe soldier, Private H. Goodyer (sic), 11th Hussars, the husband of Mrs Goodyer, of 33 Fort Road, Hythe.
Beginning with the mobilization and departure from England in August, the notes cover the retreat from Mons, and the subsequent driving back of the enemy after the battle of the Marne. Incidentally it mentions the famous stand by “L†Battery of the Royal Horse Artillery. The diary breaks off at the end of October, with the death of the writer, who died on November 3rd from wounds received in action. It is pathetic to reflect that he evidently purchased the book in France with the intention of keeping a record of his experiences in the campaign and in the hope, no doubt, of bringing back to England with him as a memento of the great struggle, only to have his career cut short by a German bullet. The entries are as follows:-
The writer of the diary was H/1657 Private Henry Goodger, who served with the 11th (Prince Albert’s Own) Hussars. Goodger was wounded during the fighting at Messines on 30 October 1914 and died of his injuries in hospital, aged 31, at Boulogne on 3 November. He was the son of Louisa Goodger of 18 Milton Street in Worthing, and the late Lewis Goodger. Private Goodger is buried at Boulogne Eastern Cemetery."
- August 5th – Mobilized at Dublin.
- August 19th – (En)Trained at Maubeuge.
- August 21st – Arrived.
- August 22nd – On patrol, captured 17 Uhlans.
- August 23rd – In Belgium, retired through Mons.
- August 24th – Heavy firing around Avesnes 2 p.m., finished 9 p.m.
- August 25th – Rear guard action.
- August 26th – Under heavy shell fire.
- August 27th – Very quiet.
- August 28th – Retiring under heavy shelling.
- August 29th – Rear guard action.
- August 30th – Rear guard action.
- August 31st - Rear guard action.
- September 1st – Rear guard action. Surprised by enemy; 2 D.G.’s horses stampede. L. Battery cut up. Machine gun puts enemy’s guns out of action. Capture 11 guns.
- September 6th and 7th – Rear guard action.
- September 8th – Finish of retirement.
- September 14th and 15th – Drove enemy out of Braine with heavy losses.
- September 16th – Heavy shell fire. Lost five men, six horses. Purser had bandolier cut away by shell.
- September 17th, 18th, 19th, and 20th – Support in trenches, near chateau.
- September 21st – Rest camp.
- September 22nd to 27th – Big battle fought on hills.
- September 28th – Still fighting on hills.
- September 29th – Either side of Champagne valley. 1st Brigade resting in support.
- September 30th – The same.
- October 1st – The same.
- October 2nd – The same.
- October 3rd – Eight days’ march to left flank, “B†squadron.
- October 8th – In support of French under heavy shell fire; one man wounded.
- October 11th – Arrive Merville on French flank.
- October 12th – Flank got in touch with enemy’s cavalry, doing flank patrols under heavy rifle fire. Drove enemy back.
- October 13th – Went out 6 o’clock on officer’s patrol from -------. Surprised by enemy strongly entrenched. Got within 30 yards, retired. Officer killed, tried to get body; one man wounded, one missing, one horse shot; village shelled.
- October 14th – Drove Germans back; infantry captures guns.
- October 15th – The troops on outpost captured three Germans in farm; lost four men.
- October 16th – Lying in support.
- October 17th – Dismounted action, holding enemy in check till infantry come up.
- October 18th – Support to guns in woods.
- October 19th – The same.
- October 20th – In trenches for the night. Pouring with rain. Horses came over on top of me.
- October 21st – Still in trenches; 26 hours under shell and rifle fire.
- October 22nd – In support in trenches. Shell fire during night.
- October 23rd – Retired from trenches at 6 o’clock. Rest day.
- October 24th – Rest day.
- October 25th – In reserve in trenches under shell fire, big guns.
Cpl. George Goodhand
British Army 8th Btn. Royal Fusiliers
from:Brigg, Lincolnshire
Gnr. C. H. Goodier
British Army 103rd Brigade, B Bty. Royal Field Artillery
from:41, Box St., Littleborough, Manchester.
(d.2nd Jun 1917)
Pte. Thomas Goodier MM.
British Army 6th Batt South Lancashire Regiment
from:Warrington
Sadly, my grandfather, Thomas Goodier never spoke about his experiences during WW1. All my father knew was that he had been at Gallipoli and later served in Mesopotamia where he was awarded the MM. When my father asked him about his MM he replied that he had been in a field latrine and there had been an explosion and that was why he had the award. My father said drink had been taken at the time. He never gave any account of the actual incident. When my father died I asked my uncle if he knew any more about his father's medal. He replied that he had spoken to another old soldier many years previously and he had told him that my Grandfather had been at the Battle of Kut and had carried a wounded solder some long distance whilst under fire and it was this act of bravery that resulted in his award of the MM. I have no idea if this is correct. If it is true it is quite astonishing, he was only 5'4" tall and very slight in build.
At the end of the First World War my Grandfather signed on again. When I asked my father why he would do this the reply was that he had been an iron moulder in a Warrington factory before the war and had no wish to return to his old job in civvy street. My father felt that, despite the horrors of war, he had enjoyed travelling and had no desire for the dirt and grime of an ironworks. He later served in Ireland, where he met my grandmother, and eventually rose to the rank of Regimental Sergeant Major. He stayed with the regiment until 1945 and later become caretaker of the Drill Hall at Warrington for many years.
I recall him quite well, I was ten years old when he died. My father was a serving soldier by then and we were in Germany so I didn't see him at the end of his life. I do recall that he had severe asthma and he said that this was due to being gassed during the war, again I have no idea if that is the case. The asthma was so severe that he would never have been allowed in the army with such a disability so whatever the cause it occurred later in life. My father also told me that my Grandfather had scars on his leg which allegedly were the work of a dog that, terrified by the sounds of battle, had attacked him in the trenches.
I wish I had known more about him and his time as a soldier. As my father was also a career soldier we didn’t see as much of Grandad as we would have liked but he probably would not have told us very much in any case. I have tried to search for further information but there doesn’t seem to be a great deal written about the bravery of the ordinary soldier on the battlefield and I suppose there were many acts of bravery that were never recorded or even noted other than by those directly involved.
A/Bmbdr. Albert Edward Gooding
British Army 51st Siege Battery Royal Garrison Artillery
from:Marsh Baldon, Oxfordshire
(d.20th September 1917)
Albert Gooding enlisted on the 16th of July 1915 aged 19 years for the duration of the war. Wounded in the field, he died from wounds at Ypres Belgium on the 20th of September 1917 aged 21. He was unmarried.
Pte Albert Goodinson
British Army 1st Btn East Lancashire Regiment
from:Manchester
Nurse. Amy Louisa Goodman
Voluntary Aid Detachment Bristol
from:Westbury on Trym
My Grandmother, Amy Goodman was a was a volunteer auxiliary nurse who met my Grandfather William Thompson of the 3rd (King's Own) Hussars when he was hospitalized in Bristol. I am trying to find out when and in which hospital she worked.
Sgt. Arthur Goodman
British Army Machine Gun Corps
from:Maidstone
Arthur Goodman, my grandfather, was born in Shrewsbury, Shropshire on 2 Aug 1892 to his parents William Goodman and Alice (nee Lea). He had two older brothers, Fred and Frank and two younger sisters Alma and Gladys. Presumably life was quiet for him and his family and he worked as an assistant boot salesman while the family lived at 16 Clifford Street. As far as I understand it at the outbreak of war he joined the King's Shropshire Light Infantry but them went on to join the Machine Gun Corps.
My father (William Edward Goodman) wrote of him: "Dad was a native of Shrewsbury, where he had commenced work as an assistant in that branch of boot and shoe retailers, G & W Morton, for whom he worked throughout the whole of his working life, except for Army service during the First World War. My father's army service was with the Machine Gun Corps, rising to the rank of Sergeant Major. The M.G.C. appears to have been something of a suicide squad in that they were to the fore in major actions, or bearing the brunt of spirited offensives against our lines. Whilst a Sergeant he received the congratulations of Major General C.E. Pereira, CB,CMG, Commanding 2nd Division on his "Splendid leadership and example to those under him.""
After the war he married my grandmother, Lavinia Barfoot, and had two boys my father and his younger brother, Ronald Clive. He died in Maidstone on in 1958.
Pte. John Goodman
British Army 1st Btn. B Coy Lincolnshire Regiment
from:Ragnall, Nottinghamshire
(d.31st Jan 1916)
John Goodman was a farm worker from the village of Ragnall, Nottinghamshire. He joined the Lincolnshire Regiment age 18 years. He was posted to Armentieres France in January 1916. He was shot and killed there on the 31st of January 1916 aged 18 years and is buried in the military cemetery at Cite Bonjean, Armentieres. He is remembered on a plaque in the village church of Ragnall and on the war memorial in the village of Dunham-on-Trent, Nottinghamshire.
Joseph Goodman
British Army 9th Btn. Loyal North Lancashire Regiment
from:Bourne End, Hemel Hempstead, Herts
(d.11th Aug 1917)
Joseph Goodman was born at Eastbury Cottages, Watford on the 2 April 1887, and was the son of George and Sarah Goodman; of Bourne End Lane, Boxmoor, Herts. Joseph married Jane (nee Trowles) on the 12 April 1909, he was working as a Gamekeeper. They had four children Ethel (b. 1910), Joseph (b. 1913), Lillian (b. 1914) and Dorothy (b. 1915). In 1911 they were living with his parents at 122 New Road, Croxley Green. Joseph was by now working in the same occupation as his father, labouring on a farm as a ploughman.
On 2nd June 1915, Joseph traveled to Watford and enlisted in the Bedfordshire Regiment, he was living at 12 Vale Road, Bushy, Hertfordshire at the time. Joseph was given the service number 20846 and posted into the 4th battalion. It is thought he transferred to the Loyal North Lancashire Regiment on 14th December 1916, initially joining the 13th battalion. His new service number being 35070. Joseph was then posted to 1st battalion and sent to France. He was later transferred in the 9th battalion, Loyal North Lancashire Regiment. They were in 74th Brigade, 25th Division. On 11th August 1917, Joseph was killed in action. Following on from the Battle of Pilkem (a phase of the Third Battles of Ypres), the 74th Brigade were tasked to renew the attack on Westhoek, which had been held up so far. The Brigade successfully took their objective, but sustained very heavy casualties in the process, one of which was Private Joseph Goodman.
Joseph was awarded the British War and Victory medals. He is remembered on the Menin Gate memorial. View the panel here. On 11 December 1917 his wife received a payment of £3/6/- owed from his pay & allowances. A war gratuity of £9/10/- was also payed to his wife on 11 March 1920. Rank: Private. Service No: 35070. Date of Death: 11/08/1917. Age: 33. Regiment/Service: The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment, 9th Bn.
Pion. Walter Edward Goodman MM.
British Army 11th Battalion Hampshire Regiment
(d.24th March 1918)
Goodrick
Army 7th Btn. Durham Light Infantry
J. R. Goodrick
Army 7th Btn. Durham Light Infantry
(d.1st Jan 1917)
Ldg Stoker John Henry Goodsall
Royal Navy HMS K4
(d.31st Jan 1918)
Private Albert Walter Goodsell
British Army 3 Dragoon Guards
Pte. Dennis Goodwill
British Army 2nd Btn. Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment)
from:South Cave
(d.14th March 1918)
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.
Pte. Albert Goodwin
British Army 2nd Btn. Royal Berkshire Regiment
from:Mendham, Suffolk
Albert Goodwin was gassed and taken prisoner in May 1918. He was taken to a camp at Langensalza in Germany and was put to work in the nearby Salt mines.
Albert suffered for the rest of his life with severe chest issues but never complained or talked about what he had done or seen. It would appear that his service record was one of the many that were destroyed in WW2, so this is our way to ensure that his record is preserved.
Charles Goodwin
British Amry
Gunner Daniel Benjamin Goodwin
British Army 23rd Heavy Battery Royal Garrison Artillery
from:Stoke on Trent
Daniel Goodwin applied for a war pension having been gassed twice but was refused. Owing to this he threw his medals in the street early one morning through the bedroom window. They were never seen again.
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