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209140 C/Sgt William James Godfrey British Army 10th Btn. East Surrey Regiment from:Walton Road, Woking, Surrey (d.21st July 1916) Born in 1862, my great-grandfather William Godfrey, worked as an Agricultural Labourer until 1894 when he enlisted in the East Surrey Regiment. For some inexplicable reason he gave his enlistement age as 18, despite being 32! After seeing action in Malta and South Africa, he was in the battle of the Somme in July 1916 where he was seriously wounded. He was brought home injured to England, but died 2 days later in Dover Hospital, his wife never seeing him again as she was unable to travel that far to visit him as she was pregnant with my grandfather who was born 4 months later - and named William James after his father. Although his widow, left with 4 young children, remarried, she was eventually buried in WJ's grave in Woking Cemetary. William James junior, my grandfather, also joined the East Surrey Regiment as a professional soldier. Please type your message:      We recommend you copy the text about this item and keep a copy on your own computer before pressing submit. Your Name:             Email Address:       @ **Please put the first part of your email, (before the @ sign) in the first box, and the second part in the second box. Do not include @, it is automatic. Do not enter your full email in each box or add an @ sign or random spaces.**