Hi all, thank you 1783Caz for your most recent inbox message re your brother's name. Hopefully the company will be happy to continue with the initial as I already ordered. I did receive an e-mail confirmation of the order. Although it is good to have the first name just in case they ask for it at a later date. Thank you also for your humorous comment it did make me laugh. I am also looking forward to the arrival of those swabs.
My brother went to Thurles, Ireland today re info concerning my grandfather Hubert, born in Batchworth, Rickmansworth 1883, George Goodman senior's son. My brother firstly found info in a book that he bought, just by chance.
He viewed the microfiche of the Clonmel Chronicle, 1918. It appears to be a snippet from a letter that my grandfather wrote to his wife from a London Hospital. It states as follows...
Clonmel man wounded.- Mrs Goodman, St Mary's place, has received a letter from her husband, Sergt. Hubert Goodman, Leinster, Regiment, in which he states that his leg was amputated as a result of wounds sustained in the recent advance. He is at present undergoing medical treatment in a London Red Cross Hospital. Sargent Goodman who was in the reserve list before the outbreak of hostilities, has seen much service. He has been wounded twice on former occasions and was gassed at Armentieres. Prior to being called up he was a clerk in the employment of Messers Cleeve Bros, Clonmel.
We were aware that my Grandfather had his leg actually amputated in France but it appears that he was then brought back to the London Hospital to recover. He later returned to Ireland and that was the end of his army career. I already have a lot of info on my grandfather's army life although it would be interesting if they had mentioned what Red Cross Hospital in London. Presumably there was more than one. Perhaps records may state the whereabouts of his brother George Goodman (junior) re next akin in England. Not sure if he had lost contact with him at this stage or not.
