William Goodman
Service Number
41696
Military Unit
10th Bn Sherwood Foresters (Notts & Derby Regiment)
Date of birth
Date of Death
23 Mar 1918 (26 years old)
Place of Birth
Colston Bassett
Employment, Education or Hobbies
In 1911 William was a farm labourer.
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Family History
William was the son of Joseph a farm labourer and Sarah Goodman (née) Spencer of Langar, Barnstone, Nottinghamshire. Joseph and Sarah had 8 children of whom William, Edith, Ellen, Sidney (killed in action 23/3/1918), Joseph and Elizabeth survived infancy.
In 1911 the family lived at Langar Barnstone.
Military History
William enlisted at Nottingham on 24th November 1914 and served with the 10th battalion, Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment). He was killed on 23rd March 1918 and his name is commemorated on the Arras memorial
Peter Gillings
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