Frank Goddard. Died 30 June 1916
Frank was one of 7 children born to Jerry and Henrietta Goddard. The family lived at 2 Luckley Path, Wokingham. Jerry was domestic gardener.
In 1911 Frank was 14 and working as a page at a private prep school nearby. Wixenford, today is better known as Ludgrove though the area of Wokingham is still called Wixenford.
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Frank joined the Royal Sussex Regiment, enlisting in Eastbourne, 12th Battalion (2nd South Downs – sd/2251) and was killed fighting at Richebourg near Loos on 30th June 1916, aged 20. His body was not recovered and his name is on the memorial to the missing at Loos.
Frank Goddard (killed 1916) was the brother of my father Harry Goddard, late of Langborough Road.
Hello Keith. A mutual friend of ours has told be about your long family connections in Wokingham. It would be nice to meet up and have a chat about some of the connections. Frank signing up for the Sussex Regiment in Eastbourne caught my eye as I was living in Eastbourne when I put the research together. There is a superb history of the regiment at the Redoubt on the seafront there. Kind regards
Mike Churcher
Dear Mike
Thank you for your reply
Mine are personal recollections of my childhood in Wokingham
If it would be of interest to you. I shall be rather tied up with family matters oVer the next few weeks but would be pleased to meet up in the new year.
Kind. Regards
Keith Goddard
Frank Goddard (killed 1916) was the brother of my Grandmother Alice Evans (nee Godard), late of Midsomer Norton. She married William Evans, a veteran who served with the Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire light infantry. They lived near Sandringham and then at White Waltham. Their oldest son was named Frank.
In June I intend to visit the battlefield site and the Dud corner memorial.
Hi Keith, I am researching my family tree, my ancestors on the Over and the Goddard side all come from finchampstead Wokingham Berkshire. The reason you might not have heard of them is my great grandfather William Over served 30 years in the british army in meerut india before migrateing the family to new Zealand. https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=139979594
Whats more one of his sons is a decorated war veteran of Gallipoli, the western front in france and ww2. in fact 5 of his sons served in the NZDF.
http://www.aucklandmuseum.com/war-memorial/online-cenotaph/record/C52331?n=over&ordinal=4&from=%2Fwar-memorial%2Fonline-cenotaph%2Fsearch%2F