Herbert George Goodfield
Memorial: Hambrook - Whiteshill Common
Regiment: Somerset Light Infantry
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Rank and number: Private 14529
Parents: George and Martha Goodfield
Home address: Frampton Cotterell, Bristol
Date of birth: 1888
Place of birth: Winterbourne, Bristol
Date of death: 31/08/1916
Buried/Commemorated at: Bronfay Farm Military Cemetery (Ref: I. C. 22.), Bray–Sur-Somme, France
Age: 28
Further information:
Herbert George Goodfield was born in 1888 in Winterbourne. His parents were George and Martha Goodfield. He had a brother called Frederick and a step-sister called Elsie Hobbs. He may have had more siblings younger than him. His father worked as a carter on a farm and he had been born in Cowship Lane in Cromhall. Herbert’s residence was in Frampton Cotterell, Bristol
Herbert joined the 6th Battalion of the Somerset Light Infantry as a private. He died of his wounds in August 1916 at the age of 28. He had asked an army chaplain to write to his mother to tell her not to worry as he had only been hit in the leg. Unfortunately after receiving that letter she heard from the War Office that he had died. He is buried in Bronfay Farm Military Cemetery (Ref: I. C. 22.) in Bray-Sur-Somme in France
By kind permission, this information is based on the following source(s):
Yate and District Heritage Centre and Forces War Records