From Ivor 10/03/2005 War graves

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From Ivor 10/03/2005 War graves

Postby Ray Hadley » Thu Aug 23, 2012 4:38 pm

My grandfather Private Francis Charles Goodenough, 46157, later Labour Corps 416199, was ' according to my deceased aunt, his daughter, 'in the army but not uniform'. Could it be that he was continuing his peacetime occupation of sexton/gravedigger? I have no other information other than he survived the war.
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Re: From Ivor 10/03/2005 War graves

Postby corona » Fri Aug 24, 2012 11:45 am

No Service/ Pension Papers appear to have survived WW2 damage. His Medal Card records the award of the British War and Victory Medals
He served overseas ,in a war zone,after 1915.The Index of Wills and Admin.lists his death as 9/4/1941 at 1 SUTTON RD. KIDDERMINSTER.which was the town Workhouse.
His home address was 13,WARLEY RD. LANGLEY, OLDBURY. As his estate amounted to £180.16s, left to his widow Ada ,I expect he was working for the local authority in
some capacity or other and was not as an inmate.
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Re: From Ivor 10/03/2005 War graves

Postby Ray Hadley » Fri Aug 24, 2012 12:52 pm

Dear Corona
Forgive me if this response doesn't exactly fit procedures but I am new to this mode of communication.
Your post is very useful as it matches facts I know including Ada, my grandmother, date of death. The workhouse is new but as he was working for Uplands Cemetery, Oldbury/Smethwick, until his death this should provide a useful research route but I must not be diverted from my war graves recovery research.
You response much appreciated.
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Re: From Ivor 10/03/2005 War graves

Postby Ray Hadley » Fri Jan 17, 2014 5:17 pm

I have been following thru on your leads and find:
1. my grandfather's time in Kidderminster hospital was about dying and not workhouse inmate;
2. he was Worc's and NAVAL DIVISION :?: which is more of a puzzle than before.
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