WORLD WAR I
Bingham War Memorial
Service Record
| 22446 | Guardsman William Goodwin | Grenadier Guards | 1885 |
| Medal Roll | Awarded Victory, British, 15 Star; Served in France from 27/10/1915 | ||
| Roll of Honour AVL |
Wounded three times on the Western Front Address William Singlehurst, Nottingham Road; Grenadier Guards att. Guards Div. Employment Co. |
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| wartimememoriesproject.com | In Autumn 1915 the Guards division was in action in The Battle
of Loos. In 1916 They fought on the Somme at the The Battle of Flers-Courcelette and The Battle of Morval, in which the Division captured Lesboeufs. In 1917 they saw action during The German retreat to the Hindenburg Line and Third Battle of Ypres including The Battle of Pilkem, The Battle of the Menin Road, The Battle of Poelkapelle and The First Battle of Passchendale. In 1918 They fought on the Somme during The Battle of St Quentin, The Battle of Bapaume, The Battle of Albert and The Second Battle of Bapaume. Also The 1918 First Battle of Arras, The Battle of Havrincourt, The Battle of the Canal du Nord, The Battle of Cambrai 1918, The pursuit to The Selle, The Battle of the Selle and The Battle of the Sambre The division, which was in and around Maubeuge at the Armistice, was joined by the 4th (Guards) Brigade from 31st Division on 17 November 1918. The Guards Division was then ordered to the Rhine and crossed the German frontier on 11 December. Battalions began to return to England on 20 February 1919 and the final moves of the Division were completed by 29 April 1919. |
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Family history etc
| William Goodwin | |||
| 1885 | Born Bingham | ||
| 1891 Census | Living in Crown Inn with Father: William b. 1859 Bingham Mother: Emma b. 1859 Shelford Siblings: Mary, b. 1878 b. Bingham Annie, b.1889 b. Bingham Elizabeth, A, b.1882 Bingham Louisa, b. 1883 b. Bingham Edith, b. 1884 b. Bingham Mabel, b. 1888 b. Bingham |
Innkeeper |
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| 1901 Census | Boarding in North Ormesby Middlesbrough with Father: William |
Labourer in Ironworks Contractor Man (Own Account) |
Mother Emma wss in Union Street with Mabel Maggie, b. 1898 Bingham Doris E, b. 1900 Bingham |
| 1906 | William married Harriett Brown b. 1886 Gotham, Notts. Children: 1919 Daughter: Elizabeth Ann 1925: Son: George 1927 Daughter: Vera Mary |
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| 1906 1908 |
Mother Emma died. Father William Died |
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| 1911 Census | Living in 4 Dunstan Street, Netherfield with Wife: Harriett, b. 1886 Gotham Sister: Doris Eva, b. 1900 Bingham Children: Freda, b. 1907 Carrington Nellie Emma, b. 1909 Gedling William, b. 1911 Netherfield |
Coal Miner (Hewer) | |
| William was a member of the Bingham branch of the Royal British Legion | |||
| Electoral Rolls | 1921-1931: William and Harriett living on Nottingham Road. | ||
| March 1939 | Harriett died | ||
| 1939 Register | 8 Council Houses, Nottingham Road: Sidney Marriott, b 3 Jan 1906, married Nellie Emma Marriott, b. 24 Jun 1908, married Two closed records William Singlehurst Goodwin, b. 24 Oct 1885, Widower Three closed records Vera Mary Goodwin, (later Reynolds), single Elizabeth Ann Goodwin, (later Beacon), single |
Electrical wireman’s mate Unpaid domestic duties (William’s Daughter) Bricklayers labourer; special constable School Over-looker Hosiery [name not on original document but on transcript!] |
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| 1955 | March qtr. William died age 70 | ||