Bmdr
Ernest Previtt Godden

Informations sur naissance

Année de naissance:
1897
Lieu de naissance:
Trowbridge, Wiltshire, Angleterre, Royaume-Uni

Informations générales

Profession:
Apprenti boucher

Informations service militaire

Pays:
Angleterre, Royaume-Uni
Force armée:
British Expeditionary Force
Rang:
Bombardier
Numéro de service:
68976
Incorporation nom de lieu:
Derby, Derbyshire, Angleterre, Royaume-Uni
Unités:
 —  Royal Field Artillery, 49th Bty. 40th Bde.  (Dernière unité connue)

Informations sur décès

Date de décès:
12/10/1917
Lieu de décès:
Zonnebeke Redoubt, Belgique
Cause du décès:
Killed in action (K.I.A.)
Âge:
20

Mémorial

Tyne Cot Memorial
Panneau: 4

Distinctions et médailles 2

British War Medal
Médaille — 12/03/1920
Victory Medal
Médaille — 12/03/1920

Points d'intérêt 2

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Mon histoire

Bombardier Ernest Previtt Godden of the 49th Battery, part of the 40th Brigade Royal Field Artillery was killed in action on 12 October 1917. Ernest, barely 20-years old, was a Butcher's Apprentice from Derby.

On the fateful day, the 40th Brigade RFA were supporting the infantry of the 3rd Australian Division, who were launching an attack towards the town of Passchendaele. The guns of the 40th Brigade were positioned in the Zonnebeke redoubt area, between the Hanebeek stream and the ruins of Zonnebeke.

Zero hour was at 5.25 a.m. at which point the 3rd Australian Division attacked under a creeping barrage. However, the artillery fire from the British guns was not at the strength required, due to a lack of guns. Furthermore, there was extremely heavy counter-battery fire from the German artillery. The 40th Brigade RFA was frequently shelled on the previous days. This was also the case on the 12th. The Germans were expecting an attack and the German artillery was very active throughout the day.

Bombadier Ernest Previtt Godden was one of the many casualties on 12 October 1917. He possibly fell due to German counter-battery fire. The 20-year-old has no known grave, though his comrades made a memorial cross in honour of him. They placed it in proximity of the location where his brigade was positioned. Ernest is now remembered on the Tyne Cot Memorial to the missing.

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Sources 5

"Passchendaele. The Day-by-Day Account", McCarthy C., London, Uniform, 2018, pg. 128-130.
Sources utilisées
Ancestry
https://www.ancestry.com/
Autre référence
CWGC
https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/840114/godden,-ernest-previtt/
Sources utilisées
The Long, Long Trail
https://www.longlongtrail.co.uk/army/
Sources utilisées
War Diary Royal Field Artillery, 49th Bty.
http://www.nmarchive.com/
Sources utilisées