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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 | Faubourg D'Amiens Cemetery |
| Arrived in Theatre | Medal Citation (if app) | SWFHS Area Memorials |
| After 1 Jan 1916 | ~ | Berkswell |
| Action, Battle or Other Reason Killed | Date Commissioned | Other War Memorials |
| Battle of Arras | 11 Dec 1916 (Click for Gazette) | Jesus College, Cambridge |
| Marlborough School | ||
| Place of Death | Previous Regiments or Units | |
| Feuchy Chapel | Originally enlisted as Gunner 91303 RGA | |
Circumstances of Death
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Harold is listed as being killed in action on 24 Apr 1917. The Battery war diary is missing many pages including April 1917 however the book The History of 135th Siege Battery R.G.A by Lieutenant DF.J. Walters M.C. and Lieutenant C.R. Hurle Hobbs mentions Harolds death and the following is extracted from that book. "On the evening of the 24th, the day of the unsuccessful attack by the 29th, 15th and 17th Divisions, Lieutentant Goodwin and Signaller Hill were returning from the O.P. and had got within half a mile of the Battery when a shell burst behind and killed them both. They were found later in the evening by Bombadier Todd. This was not the only disaster, for earlier in the day Gunner Lamb had been killed in the Battery position by a premature from the Battery just behind us. These gallant fellows were buried side by side in the Cemetery at Arras on the following day". |
| Personal & Family History |
| Birth Date/Place | Baptism Date/Place |
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| 31 Jan 1886 at Edgbaston | 1 April 1886 at Birmingham, St. Martins |
| Parents Names | Abode |
| Frederick and Agnes Goodwin | Diddington Hall, Meriden |
| Wife and Marriage Details | Children |
| Janet Tod Goodwin nee Forbes | Harold Anthony born 25 Feb 1916 |
| 28 Jan 1913 at Kensington | Pamela Forbes born 11 Aug 1917 |
| Schools | Colleges |
| Marlborough School 1900-1905 | Jesus College, Cambridge 1905-1908 |
| Address History | Employment History |
| 1886 - Edbaston | 1901 - Scholar |
| 1891 - 9 Chad Road, Edgbaston | 1909 - Solicitors Articled Clerk |
| 1901 - Cotton House, Marlborough College | 1911 - Articled Clerk |
| 1911 - The Sheiling, Chalfont St Giles | 1915 - Solicitor |
| 1914 - Berkswell House, Berkswell | |
| 1917 - Berkswell House, Berkswell | |
- Played Cricket for Cambridge and was Captain of Warwickshire CC (more here)
- Played Hockey for Cambridge and England
- Shareholder in Great Western Railway
