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238999 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. 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.**