College
Borough Road College
Job(s)
Banks Lane, C.S., Stockport
Service number
4875
WW1 rank
Lance Corporal
Stretcher Bearer
Royal Fusiliers, 20th Battalion
Theatre of war
France, Europe
Date of death
20 July 1916
Location of death
Somme, France
Buried/memorial
Thiepval Memorial, (Grave/Memorial reference: Pier and Face 8 C 9 A and 16 A)
Biography
Lance Corporal Thomas Goodier was the son of Amos and Emma Goodier. He attended Borough Road College for 2 years. He joined the 20th Battalion Royal Fusiliers in September 1914. He served as a stretcher bearer and died during the Battle of the Somme on the 20 July 1916 aged 26.
Sources
Entry on p.86 [Roll of Honour page], Mentioned on Framed Borough Road College Roll of Honour, 1913 Annual report, Secondary source information provided by Douglas Craik (taken from Commonwealth War Graves Commission)