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World War 1 One ww1 wwII greatwar great 1914 1918 first battalion regiment
Bmbdr. E. W. Goodwin
British Army 173 Brigade, AÂ Bty. Royal Field Artillery
(d.1st August 1917)
Bombardier Goodwin was aged 21 when he died. He is buried at Brandhoek New Military Cemetery, Belgium, Grave II.C.12.
Ernest Goodwin
British Army West Yorkshire Regiment
(d.21st Jul 1916)
Pte. Frederick Goodwin
British Army 9th Btn. Cheshire Regiment
from:Chesterfield
(d.17th Nov 1916)
Frederick Goodwin served with the 9th Battalion, Cheshire Regiment.
Pte. Frederick Goodwin
British Army 9th Battalion Cheshire Regiment
from:Chesterfield
(d.17th November 1916)
Frederick Goodwin was killed in action. He died of a gunshot wound to the spine.
Spr. George Goodwin
Australian Imperial Forces 1st Coy. AustralianTunneling Corps
from:Guildford, New South Wales, Australia
Pte George Goodwin
British Army Middlesex Regiment
from:Waltham Cross
George Goodwin served with the 1st or 2nd Battalion, Middlesex Regiment.
Pte. Henry James Goodwin
British Army 6th Btn. Dorsetshire Regiment
from:Kentish Town
(d.7th July 1916)
Henry Goodwin is remembered at Thiepval, pier and face 7 B.
Pte. Hugh Goodwin
British Army Lathom Remount Depot Army Service Corps
from:Fawney Co. Fermanagh
(d.15th Nov 1918)
Hugh Goodwin was killed 4 days after the end of WW1. He was at Lathom Remount Depot, Ormskirk. Hugh is buried in Donagh Old Graveyard Co. Fermanagh. Trying to find more details, my wife used to live next door to Mollie Goodwin (now aged 91) in Lisnaskea, Co. Fermanagh whose husband (now deceased) was the son of Hugh Goodwin.
L/Cpl. James Goodwin
British Army 6th Btn. Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders
from:Pollokshaws
(d.6th Mar 1916)
James Goodwin was born in 1896 in Barrhead to Neil and Annie (Cameron)Goodwin. He had four siblings Neil, Mary, Jean and Kate. He worked as a bleacher at Brown & Adam, Riverbank, Pollokshaws.
He enlisted at Pollokshaws on 7th April 1914, and served with the Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders 6th Battalion as L/Cpl. He died on 6th March 1916 and is buried in the Maroeuil British Cemetery. France.
Pte. James Goodwin
British Army 7th Btn. Black Watch
from:Plean, Stirlingshire
(d.16th Oct 1915)
James Goodwin is my maternal grandfather's brother, killed in action on 16th of October 1915. I have several letters he wrote home, including one composed on the day he died. He is commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial.
Pte. Norman Wallace Goodwin
Australian Army 37th Btn.
from:Maffra
Norman Woodwin joined the 37th Btn AIF on 22nd January 1916. He was born on 6th June 1899 and was 16 at the time of enlistment. He lived at West Alberton and went to France, arriving on 22nd of November 1916. Norman was wounded in action on 21st of January 1917. He disembarked in Melbourne on 12th February 1918 and was discharged on 28th March 1918 as medically unfit.
Richard Fredrik Goodwin
My great grandad Richard Goodwin served in ww1 he served 2 years in France leaving Folkstone to Boulogne He was shot and wounded and treated at No.5 Australian field hospital in Abbeville France and after 3 months was sent back to the front line he also had a birthday on Christmas Day twice I believe whilst in France he was from my understanding a fusilier to start then ended up in Dorset to Bovington camp and trained to be a tank driver / mechanic I am trying to find out more about his time in hospital and his injury he had .
Pte. Samuel George Goodwin
British Army 12th Btn. East Surrey Regiment
from:Rotherhithe
(d.16th Jun 1917)
I believe Samuel Goodwin was part of the offensive at the Battle of Messines on the morning of 7th June 1917. I am trying to trace what happened to him as he died of wounds on 16th June and is buried at Lijssenthoek. I know this was the site of a military hospital and assume he was wounded on 7th or 8th June as the battalion moved back to the Old French Trench between the 8th and 12th June.
Sgt. Thomas Goodwin
British Army 2nd Btn. North Staffordshire Regiment
(d.4th March 1917)
Thomas Goodwin died aged 33 and is buried in the Rawalpindi War Cemetery in Pakistan. He was the son of the late Richard and Harriett Goodwin.
Pte. William Alfred Goodwin
British Army 5th Btn. Royal Berkshire Regiment
from:Reading
(d.30th Nov 1917)
Gnr. William Goodwin MM.
British Army 99th Siege Battery Royal Garrison Artillery
from:Larbet
Pte. Charles Ivor Goodwyn
British Army 2nd Btn South Lancashire Regiment
from:Whitchurch, Cardiff
(d.22nd Mar 1918)
RSM Walter Goody MM, MC.
British Army 7th Btn. Suffolk Regiment
from:Long Melford
(d.6th Apr 1918)
RSM Walter Goody was my great uncle and he served in the 7th Battalion of the Suffolk Regiment. His medals are still in the family Military Medal, Military Cross and Knight of the Order of Leopold II (Cross with Palm Leaf). He died of wounds in France on the 6th April 1918, leaving behind a wife and four children. Gone but not forgotten. The graves of his brothers and sisters are still tended in his home village as requested by his mother.
Pte. Joseph Goodyear
British Army 1st Battalion Royal Warwickshire
from:Birmingham
(d.26th Apr 1915)
Joseph Goodyear was my Grandfather. He went to war leaving a wife Elizabeth and two daughters Mary and Emily at home, my mother, Emily, was born in June 1914 and never knew her father. There are no photos of him and my mother had no memories of him to share with us.
I have found out that he has no known grave and is commemorated on the Ypres Menin Gate Memorial in Belgium. If anyone has any photos of this Battalion or of my grandfather I would truly love to see them
Sgt. Thomas Goodyer
British Army 12th Btn Middlesex Regiment
from:Pimlico, London
Pte. James Goosetree
British Army 12th Btn. Royal Fusiliers
from:Enfield, Middlesex
(d.2nd Sep 1916)
My Great Uncle James Goosetree who died in this war on 2nd September 1916, my grandmother, his sister, never knew where he was buried and I have found him in Caterpillar Valley Cemetery, Longueval, France and plan to visit there later this year. He served with the Royal Fusiliers I would like to find details of his 'signing up', where he was killed, who was notified etc etc as I cannot find anything out about him.
Can anyone help here please? A photograph of his regiment would be greatly appreciated. He also had brothers who I believe were in this war in the Royal Fusiliers, Albert No35948, Daniel No 93680 who was demobbed on 20th May 1918 and William No 93502.
WO2. Thomas Joseph Gorbey DCM
British Army 13th Btn. Duke of Cambridge own Middlesex Regiment
from:Carrick on Suir, Ireland
Thomas Joseph Gorbey served with the 13th Duke of Cambridge own Middlesex Regiment. His Citation of Distinguished Conduct Medal reads:- "For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty when under heavy shell fire for several days. He displayed most complete disregard of danger and great resource in saving many casualties; his energy and cheerfulness maintaining the spirits of all under him."
Pte. Albert Gordon
British Army 1/4th Btn. Gordon Highlanders
(d.10th Aug 1915)
Albert Gordon was in 1/4th Battalion Gordon Highlanders and was sent to Bedford to train in Aug 1914. In Dec 1914 he married his girlfriend by proxy as she discovered herself to be pregnant! In Feb 1915 he was sent to France & Flanders and in April 1915 his baby daughter was born. Sadly on the 10th of August 1915 Albert Gordon was killed aged 18yrs old having never seen his baby.
Albert Gordon was my great grandfather and I couldn't be prouder or feel more emotion for a family member I've never met than I do for him. He truly is a hero in my eyes.
Pte. Alexander Gordon
British Army 9th Btn. G Coy. Gordon Highlanders
from:Duncanstone, Scotland
(d.25th Sep 1915)
Ldg Sea. Allan Gordon
Royal Navy HMS Vivid
from:Haddington, Scotland
(d.30th Nov 1919)
Allan Gordon died of drowning while serving aboard the HMS Swindon. He is buried in the Plymouth, Devonport and Stonehouse Cemetery.
L/Cpl Bernard Sidney Gordon VC MM
Australian Imperial Force 41st Battalion (Queensland)
from:Australia
Charles Gordon
from:Australia
I have photos of the Lady Bagot Hospital of Friendship in Adinkerke Belgium. The both have references on the back to the "everyman" bed and 1915. I think my great grandfather must have been in this hospital as he was wounded in WW1 and these were amongst my great grandmother's photos. I cannot seem to find any information about this.
Maj. Charles George Gordon
Australian Imperial Force 2nd Btn.
(d.25th April 1915)
Charles Gordon died on the 25th of April 1915, aged 45 and is commemorated on the Lone Pine Memorial in the Lone Pine Cemetery, Gallipoli, Turkey. He was the son of Robert and Annie Gordon; husband of J. M. E. Gordon. Native of Kingstown, Ireland.
Duncan Gordon
British Army 1st Btn. Royal Dublin fusiliers
from:Newcastle upon Tyne
(d.21st - 29th March 1918)
Duncan Gordon was killed whilst serving with the 1st Btn. Royal Dublin Fusiliers between 21st and 29th of March 1918. He was the son of the late William and Hannah Gordon and husband of Harriet of 30 Chapel Terrace, Scotswood, Northumberland.
Sgt. George Leslie Gordon Belgium Crois de Guerre
British Army 2nd Btn. Seaforth Highlanders
from:Elgin
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