Sidney Charles Goodman

Sidney Charles Goodman enlisted in the Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment) on 12 July 1915. He was posted to 1st Battalion after 1st January 1916. The 31 July 1917 saw the opening of the 3rd Ypres offensive and the Battle of Pilckem being the first assault. The 1st battalion attacked through Hooge and skirted Bellewaarde Lake, heading via the various ridges to Westhoek. Despite the area being marshy with clumps of trees and German concrete strongpoints, the battalion drove forward and within an hour had established themselves in the enemy support trenches. At a crossroads near Westhoek, the enemy had established a formidable fortified position but by stealth the battalion took it, capturing 42 of the enemy in the process. The battalion then took the ridge and the trenches, which gave great observation over the enemy territory. In the afternoon the enemy shelled the battalion and a counter attacks were made but on all occasions the battalion fought them off. It came at the cost of some 80 men killed on the day and many others wounded. The list of gallantry awards was a testimony to the intense fighting - 2 Distinguished Service Orders, 7 Military Crosses, 8 Distinguished Conduct Medals and 19 Military Medals. Sidney has no known grave and is commemorated on the Menin Gate Memorial Panel 39 and 41.

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