Ernest Goddard
1911 railway porter/drayman.
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Ernest Goddard was born in Radford in 1882 and was the son of Thomas Goddard.
Ernest married Mary Elizabeth Enerby (b. 22 March 1881, East Bridgford) on 22nd Janaury 1910 at St Saviours Church, Nottingham. They lived at Millgate, East Bridgford, Nottinghamshire.
In 1911, Ernest (28), a railway porter/drayman, and Mary (27) were living at 228 Waterway Street, Nottingham.
His widow married secondly Private George Dawson, 14th Battalion Sherwood Foresters, on 10 February 1917.
Boer War veteran Private Ernest Goddard was born in Radford and enlisted at Grimsby.
He served with the 1st Battalion Lincolnshire Regiment and was killed in action on 5 February 1915. He has no known grave and is commemorated on the Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium.
His brother, Sergeant William Albert Goddard, 15th Field Coy Royal Engineers, was killed in action on 25 September 1915. (See record on this Roll of Honour)
Nottingham Evening Post, ‘Roll of Honour’, 22 March 1915: ‘Goddard. Killed in action on February 5th, Ernest Goddard, 1st Lincolns, beloved son Mr J Goddard, Sherwood-street, aged 33 years. Deeply mourned.’ (www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk)
Nottingham Evening Post, ‘Roll of Honour’, 25 March 1915: ‘Goddard. Killed in action February 5th, Ernest Goddard, 1st Lincolns, beloved husband of Mary E Goddard, of East Bridgford, Notts. He did his duty.’ (www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk)
Nottingham Evening Post, 26 March 1915, photograph with caption: ‘Pte. E Goddard, 1st Lincolns, Sherwood St., Nottingham. Killed in action February 5. Aged 33.'
Nottingham Evening Post, 'Roll of Honour', 19 October 1915: 'Goddard. Killed in action September 25th Sergeant WA Goddard, Royal Engineers, age 35; also brother Ernest, killed in action February 5th. Sherwood Street Nottingham. Mother.'
Nottingham Evening Post, ‘Roll of Honour’, 5 February 1916: ‘Goddard. In loving memory of Ernest, the beloved husband of Lizzie Goddard, East Bridgford, killed in action February 5th, 1915. Sadly missed.’ (www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk)
Nottingham Evening Post, ‘In Memoriam’, 25 September 1916: ‘Goddard. Killed in action, September 25th, 1915, Sergt. WA Goddard, 16 years in the Royal Engineers, aged 35. Also brother Ernest, killed in action February 5th, of Sherwood-street, Nottingham. Ever in my thoughts. Mother.’ (www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk)
Ernest Goddard
Nottingham Evening Post, 26 March 1915. Source: Jim Grundy facebook pages Small Town Great War Hucknall 1914-1918
Photo of Ernest Goddard
Commemorated on the Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial (www.cwgc.org)