South Warwickshire Family History Society War Memorial Transcription Project
The Fallen Men of South Warwickshire - World War One |
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Military History |
| Theatre of War | Medals | Commonwealth War Grave or Memorial |
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| France and Flanders | British War & Victory Medals | Duhallow A.D.S Cemetery |
| Arrived in Theatre | Medal Citation (if app) | SWFHS Area Memorials |
| After 1 Jan 1916 in France | ~ | Stratford on Avon WW1 Memorial |
| Stratford Holy Trinity Church | ||
| Action, Battle or Other Reason Killed | Date and Place Mobilised | Stratford Cemetery Memorial |
| Third Battle of Ypres (Passchendaele) | September 1915 in Leamington Spa | Warwickshire RHA, Warwick |
| Place of Death | Previous Regiments or Units | Other War Memorials |
| near Boesinghe | Original service number 784 | |
Circumstances of Death
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Thomas is listed as being killed in action on 30 Aug 1917 however the 15th Brigade War Diary has the pages for July & Aug 1917 missing from it and the Brigade Orders section makes no mention of any event on 30th Aug. The Leamington Courier published a notice of his death along with a Gunner Durran but offers no other details. Further the book "Brookes Battery, A History of the 1/1 Warwickshire Horse Artillery" makes no mention of any events after 12th August and before the 14th September 1917. It does though list him in the Battery Roll of Honour. Therefore we cannot give any details about the circumstances leading to the death of Thomas. Thomas was originally buried at Map Ref 28.B.12.a.5.6 and his remains were moved to Dulhallow in August 1919. Click here for CWGC Record and click here for the Trench Mapper website to produce a map for that reference. Five men from the 1st/1st were buried at that spot: Bombardier Arthur Sadler; Bombardier Hill; Bombardier Crowther; Wheeler Durran and Gunner Goodman. |
| Personal & Family History |
| Birth Date/Place | Baptism Date/Place |
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| Apr Qtr 1893 in Clifton on Dunsmore | 18 Jun 1893 at Clifton on Dunsmore |
| Parents Names | Abode |
| George and Emma Goodman | 17 Rother Street, Stratford on Avon |
| Schools | Colleges |
| All Saints C of E School | ~ |
| Address History | Employment History |
| 1893 - Clifton on Dunsmore | 1901 - School |
| 1901 - Lutterworth Road, Pailton | 1911 - Groom |
| 1911 - 17 Rother Street, Stratford on Avon | |
| 1915 - 21 Pickard Street, Warwick | |
