Bmdr
Ernest Previtt Godden
Informatie over geboorte
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Geboortejaar: 1897 |
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Geboorteplaats: Trowbridge, Wiltshire, Engeland, Verenigd Koninkrijk |
Algemene Informatie
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Beroep: Slagersknecht |
Informatie legerdienst
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Land: Engeland, Verenigd Koninkrijk |
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Strijdmacht: British Expeditionary Force |
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Rang: Bombardier |
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Service nummer: 68976 |
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Dienstneming plaats: Derby, Derbyshire, Engeland, Verenigd Koninkrijk |
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Eenheden: — Royal Field Artillery, 49th Bty. 40th Bde. (Laatst gekende eenheid) |
Informatie over overlijden
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Datum van overlijden: 12/10/1917 |
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Plaats van overlijden: Zonnebeke Redoubt, België |
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Doodsoorzaak: Killed in action (K.I.A.) |
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Leeftijd: 20 |
Gedenkplaats
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Tyne Cot Memorial Paneel: 4 |
Onderscheidingen en medailles 2
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British War Medal Medaille — 12/03/1920 |
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Victory Medal Medaille — 12/03/1920 |
Points of interest 2
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Mijn verhaal
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.
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.
Bronnen 5
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"Passchendaele. The Day-by-Day Account", McCarthy C., London, Uniform, 2018, pg. 128-130. Gebruikte bronnen |
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Ancestry https://www.ancestry.com/ Verdere verwijzing |
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CWGC https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/840114/godden,-ernest-previtt/ Gebruikte bronnen |
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The Long, Long Trail https://www.longlongtrail.co.uk/army/ Gebruikte bronnen |
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War Diary Royal Field Artillery, 49th Bty. http://www.nmarchive.com/ Gebruikte bronnen |