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Goadby, John
Rank : Private
Army Number : 9640
Unit : 1st Bn
Biography :
Home address given as Hinckley. Enlisted at Leicester. Served with the 1st Bn during World War One. Killed in action France and Flanders campaign 22.9.1914. He is buried at Vailly British Cemetery, Aisne, France.
Believed to be one of two soldiers who were the first to be killed during WWI in the Leicestershire Regiment. See Bernard Albert East Pegg died 22.9.14.
His story on a YouTube video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F2ZcQHr5oas
CWGC:
GOADBY, J
Rank: Private
Service No: 9640
Date of Death: 22/09/1914
Regiment/Service: Leicestershire Regiment 1st Bn.
Grave Reference: II. E. 13.
Cemetery: VAILLY BRITISH CEMETERY
Date of Birth : 1894
Place of Birth : St. Mary's & Hinckley & Leicestershire
Date of Death : 22.9.1914
Place of Death : & & France
Civil Occupation : Hand, Boots Manufacturer
Period of Service : 1910s
Conflicts : WW1
Places Served : & & France
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