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Thomas Goodier

Thomas Goodier

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)