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Redditch Local History Society Remembering Redditch Residents & WW1

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The Bromsgrove, Droitwich and Redditch Messenger – Saturday 8
September 1917

Headless Cross Men Killed – Official news has been received by Mrs Goodall, of
Sillorth House, Birchfield Road, Headless Cross that her son, Corporal G. M. Goodall,
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Worcestershire Regiment (T.F.), was killed in action on August 29 . Corporal Goodall was an
old scholar of St Luke’s School, Headless Cross, and was for a number of years a member of
the church choir. He was for a few years in the Redditch (H) Company, Territorials, and went
on war service with them in August, 1914. He was wounded in the chest and left shoulder
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when leading his men in an attack on the 27 ult. He became unconscious, and died two
days later. There are two other sons in the army.

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