207527 Pte. William Henry Goodrich British Army Durham Light Infantry from:Tilbury, Essex My father, William Goodrich almost never spoke about his experiences, and now that he has been dead some 18 years, I wish I had pushed for more information. He spoke at length,for him, about cabbage soup. He also suffered from severe frost bite on his ears but I never minded that as a small girl, I thought he was a pixie! I also remember visiting his friend, who was an officer. This man I referred to as Uncle Sid, he lived in or near Sheffield with his wife, Aunt Daisy, and a son Jeffrey(or Geoffrey). Dad had been 'batman' to Sid at some point, later in the war. I would really like to know about Dad's army service but I'm finding it very difficult. My husband is now taking me to Durham to see if we can find more information.
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