The Scottish Military Research Group - Commemorations Project

DelBoy

I'm struggling to find info on this casualty.
Here's only given a brief mention in the Arbroath & District Roll of Honour. (see below).

Upon the Guthrie RoH and memorial there's some confusion about his forename. Is is Edward or begin with an 'A'?

RoH.

Guthrie Memorial.

I've tried lots of CWGC/SNWM combinations as well as ScotlandPeople war returns with no success.

Any ideas folks?

Stewartry · Joined: 19 Dec 2006 Posts: 274 Location: nr Nottingham

I think he is most probably Eustace Edward Goodman and was known by his middle name.

Born 2nd qtr 1881, Hassop, Bakewell, Derbyshire; son of John and Sarah

MIC gives Eustace E Goodman, S/18879 Royal Highlanders; S/41292Gordon Highlanders

CWGC

Cheers,

Stuart
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DelBoy · Posted: Thu Oct 28, 2010 1:46 pm Post subject:

Thanks Stuart.

I had a feeling he was not originally from the Angus area, the surname is pretty uncommon for here.

Cheers,
Derek.

DerekR · Posted: Thu Oct 28, 2010 8:39 pm Post subject:

Well done Stuart, this one had me beaten.
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DelBoy · Posted: Thu Oct 28, 2010 10:55 pm Post subject:

Eustace E. Goodman of the Gordons turns up in the ScotlandsPeople war returns.
It says he was born in Perth, so not England then?

Cheers,
Derek.

kinnethmont · Joined: 19 Dec 2006 Posts: 1649 Location: Aberdeenshire

Derek

It does not state where he was born, only where he enlisted.

P of E - Place of enlistment - Perth
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DelBoy · Posted: Thu Oct 28, 2010 11:38 pm Post subject:

Ah, I see. Thanks for that Jim.

So war returns on ScotlandsPeople include too those born abroad that enlisted in Scotland? I thought only those born in Scotland were in the returns.

Ta'
Derek.

kinnethmont · Joined: 19 Dec 2006 Posts: 1649 Location: Aberdeenshire

They are Regimental returns and am not sure they would differentiate on birthplace. I had not noticed before an English born case, but the form simply has " Scotland " for Country of Birth in most of the others listed. This is usual.
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We shall not sleep, though poppies grow
In Flanders fields.

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