George J GOODE b1888 Mitcheldean, WW1 Soldier (General)

by Jefff , West London, Middlesex, Saturday, April 26, 2014, 14:47 (3868 days ago) @ anita

Hi Anita,
I realise its a while since you've been on the forum, but hope you see this post. I haven't checked the lineage but I'm guessing from your thread that George John GOODE born Mitcheldean abt 1888 is one of your ancestors?
I thought you might like to know that the complete set of his WW1 Medals have just appeared on a wellknown online auction site being sold by a Gloucester gentleman. I only found that auction while browsing for general "Mitcheldean" items, I don't think I have any connections to the Goodes and will certainly not be bidding on these Medals. Of course the seller (Richards) may be known to you, or your relatives. However if not I thought you might like to know they are up for auction. Personal financial circumstances permitting, I'm a great believer that such items should be with the relevant family rather than collectors if possible, hence this post. Please be assured I am not the seller and have no connection with him whatsoever.

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George J Goode is included within this website's WW1 Soldier Database;

Record_ID: 1924
Year: 1915
Surname: GOODE
Forename: George John
Rank: Driver
Regiment: _
Service_Number: _
Residence: Mitcheldean
Notes_1: Wedding Group Photo married Ellen Winstone of Gloucester
Notes_2: _
Newspaper: Cheltenham Chronicle & Glos Graphic
Date_Published: 02-Oct-15
Image: _
Soundex: G300

If Dink or anyone else of this site's contributor's wish to search-out the above auction, they'll find it includes some usefull additional information abt Driver Goode's War Service which they might like to add to his records. As well as some good photos of the various Medals, it also includes a photo of his Medal Index Card, this appears to show that George J GOODE entered France 10 August 1914 as Driver No T-26269 within the Army Service Corp, and he later transferred to the Rifle Brigade, new No 6589. This is confirmed by TNA's Medal Card entry;

Reference:WO 372/8/57333
Description: Medal card of Goode, George J
Corps Regiment No: Rank
Army Service Corps: 1st Ammunition Reserve Depot T/26269 Driver
Rifle Brigade 6569 Driver

Date: 1914-1920Held by: The National Archives, Kew
http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/SearchUI/Details?uri=D2366174

Also see http://www.1914-1918.net/asc.htm, which reminds us that

"The unsung heroes of the British army in the Great War - the ASC, Ally Sloper's Cavalry. Soldiers can not fight without food, equipment and ammunition. In the Great War, the vast majority of this tonnage, supplying a vast army on many fronts, was supplied from Britain. Using horsed and motor vehicles, railways and waterways, the ASC performed prodigious feats of logistics and were one of the great strengths of organisation by which the war was won."

I hope this is of interest to this forum. Please be reassured I have no connection with this auction or the seller whatsoever.

J.

PS. From this site's PRs I think this is him;

Record_ID: 43234
Entry_Number: 748
Year: 1888
Month: Apr
Day: 22
Parents_Surname: GOOD
Child_Forenames: George John
Fathers_Forenames: Henry
Mothers_Forenames: Arabella
Mothers_Surname:
Residence: Micheldean [sic]
Occupation: Quarryman
Officiating_Minister: H H Hardy
Event: Baptism
Memoranda:
Notes:
Register_Reference: P220 IN 1/4
Page_Number: 94
Parish_Chapel: Mitcheldean
Soundex: G300

From GlosBMD;

Birth Details
Child Surname Child Forename Father Surname Mother Surname Mother's Former Name Year District Office Register Entry
GOODE George John GOODE GOODE CONSTANCE 1888 Forest of Dean Westbury on Severn, Newnham 57 164

George's Parents' Marriage Details
Groom Surname Groom Forename Bride Surname Bride Forename District Parish Building Year Register Entry
GOODE Henry CONSTANCE Allabella Forest of Dean Westbury-on-Severn (FoD) Register Office 1870 4 39

From FreeBMD;
(and as per the above WW1 record)

Marriages Sep 1915 (>99%)
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Goode George J Winstone Gloucester 6a 874
Winstone Ellen Goode Gloucester 6a 874

Deaths Mar 1964 (>99%)
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GOODE GEORGE J 75 GLOUCESTER C. 7B 536

Deaths Mar 1966 (>99%)
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GOODE ELLEN 76 GLOUCESTER C 7B 580

It's nice to see that George, despite being one of the "Old Contemptibles" who joined-up at the War's start, bravely survived what must have been a stressfull & dangerous War driving lorryloads of ammunition on far-from-smooth roads, yet still lived to a fine old age.

Thanks George.