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Herbert Le Marie Goodridge
Information about birth
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Date of birth: 11/04/1880 |
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Place of birth: Watford, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom |
General information
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Profession: Laundry Carman |
Army information
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Country: England, United Kingdom |
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Force: British Expeditionary Force |
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Rank: Gunner |
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Service number: 32944 |
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Enlistment place: Bedford, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom |
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Units: — Royal Field Artillery, 29th Bde. (Last known unit) |
Information about death
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Date of death: 28/10/1917 |
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Place of death: Dozinghem Casualty Clearing Station, Westvleteren, Belgium |
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Cause of death: Died of Disease |
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Age: 37 |
Cemetery
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Dozinghem Military Cemetery Plot: IX Row: A Grave: 7 |
Distinctions and medals 3
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1914 Star Medal |
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British War Medal Medal |
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Victory Medal Medal |
Points of interest 3
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| #3 | Place of death (approximate) |
My story
Herbert Le Marie Goodridge was a thirty-seven-year-old former Laundry Carman from Watford, Hertfordshire. In 1908 he married Florence Bushell and had three children. He later enlisted as a gunner at Bedford and joined the 29th Brigade Royal Field Artillery, part of the 4th Division.
During the month of October 1917 the 29th Brigade Royal Field Artillery took up positions on the steenbeek near Langemark. On 14-16 and 27 October hostile artillery was very active on the Steenbeek area. During the month 4 officers were wounded, 13 other ranks killed, 59 wounded, 8 gassed and one missing. Gunner Goodrigde was evacuated to one of the casualty clearing stations at Dozinghem. He died of disease on 28 October 1917, from septicalmis, associated with nepliritis and early bronchitis. He was buried at Dozinghem Military Cemetery, where he is still remembered today.
During the month of October 1917 the 29th Brigade Royal Field Artillery took up positions on the steenbeek near Langemark. On 14-16 and 27 October hostile artillery was very active on the Steenbeek area. During the month 4 officers were wounded, 13 other ranks killed, 59 wounded, 8 gassed and one missing. Gunner Goodrigde was evacuated to one of the casualty clearing stations at Dozinghem. He died of disease on 28 October 1917, from septicalmis, associated with nepliritis and early bronchitis. He was buried at Dozinghem Military Cemetery, where he is still remembered today.
Sources 4
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Ancestry https://www.ancestry.com/ Sources used |
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CWGC https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/620768/herbert-le-marie-goodridge/ Sources used |
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The Long Long Trail https://www.longlongtrail.co.uk/ Sources used |
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War Diary 29th Brigade RFA, October 1917 https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ Sources used |