Goodman, Alfred: Service no. 400829

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Source: Middlesex Roll of Honour

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Summary of Service for Private Alfred Goodman, reg. no. 400829

Date	Event	Remarks
October 28, 1894	Born	Wicklow, Ireland
Circa 1900-14	Emigrated to Canada
April 19, 1915	Enlisted	Enlisted with the 33rd Overseas Battalion at London, Ontario. He was 21-years and 6-months old and stood 5’ 11” weighing 175 lbs. He was an unmarried farm labourer and listed his father, William Goodman of Rathdrum, County Wicklow, Ireland as his next-of-kin. He listed his faith as Church of England.
October 1915	AWL	AWL one day per October paylist.
November 1915	AWL	AWL four days per November paylist.
March 1, 1916	Assigns Pay	Assigns $20.00 per month to his father, William Goodman, Rathdrum, Wicklow, Ireland.
March 13, 1916	Unit Sails	Leaves Canada aboard the SS Lapland.
March 26, 1916	Arrives England	Arrives England aboard the SS Lapland.
May 16, 1916	Transferred	Transferred to the 18th Battalion.
May 17, 1916	Arrived	Arrived at Canadian Base Depot, Etaples, France.
June 4, 1916	Proceeded to Join Unit
June 7, 1916	Arrived	Arrived at the 18th Battalion in the field.   The Battalion was in the front line having relived the 20th Battalion at Trench 28 and 32 in the St. Eloi sector on June 5, 1916.   On the 7th the War Diary relates:   “Position as yesterday. Under authority A/13734 A.Gs. Branch Sgt. W.P. Cole appointed Temp. Lieut. 2 o.r.s wounded. 2 o.r.s (sick) admitted to hospital. 4 o.r.s returned from Base hospital.”   It is possible he actually arrived on the previous day as that day the War Diary shows that 24 men of other ranks arrived as reinforcements.
August 4, 1916	Admitted	Admitted to No. 6 CFA for PUO.
August 8, 1916	Admitted	Admitted to No. 5 CFA for PUO.
August 8, 1916	Admitted	Admitted to No. 2 Divisional Rest (RD) Station of PUO.
August 14, 1916	Released	Released to unit.
September 15, 1916	Wounded	Wounded during the Battle of Flers-Courcelette, he is transferred to what I believe is the 1/3 N’umb Field Ambulance (possibly French Territorial) with a wound to his right elbow from a shell.
September 17, 1916	Transferred and Admitted	Transferred to No. 25 General Hospital, Hardelot, France.
October 1, 1916	Proceeded to Join Unit
October 5, 1916	Joined Unit	Rejoined the 18th Battalion on duty at the Somme.
April 12, 1917	Killed in Action	Circumstances of Death Card states ‘“Killed in Action” in the trenches in the Vicinity of Vimy.’   The 18th Battalion War Diary makes no mention, for several days in April 1917, about casualties. On this date the Battalion was serving near the Black Line Objective and had made some changes in disposition due to the state of manpower and the position the Battalion had at that time.   On the date of Private Goodman’s death, the War Diary relates:   “At dusk an Internal relief was completed, disposition of Battalion being 2 Platoons of “C” coy, and all of “D” coy in front line, and remaining 7 platoons in support. This considerably weakened our front line garrison but was approved by the G.O.C. 4th Brigade owing to our commanding position.  During the night, Patrols under Lieut. Eastwood covered our frontage no enemy being seen or encountered.”
April 20, 1917	Burial Report	The Canadian Corps Registration Office reports he was buried at S.30.a.85.20 (military map coordinates) Sheet THELUS. Grave Serial No. CB-19A
June 18, 1919	Exhumed and Re-Buried	Private Goodman’s remains were exhumed and reburied on this date at the Boise-Carre British Cemetery, Thelus, France at plot iii.C.10. He is buried with two other comrades of the 18th Battalion.
Post War	Medals and Decoration	Medals and Declorations forwarded to William S. Goodman, Esq., Derrycarne, Dromod County, Lestrim, Ireland.
December 2, 1920	Memorial Scroll Despatched	Scroll serial number 22856 sent to father.
August 31, 1921	Memorial Plaque Despatched	Plaque serial number P5021 sent to father.

Acronyms

AWL	Absent Without Leave: Generally, a soldier would be deducted 1-days pay for every day absent. In some cases, the soldier would be confined to barracks. Sometimes it was a combination of both.
A Classification	Medical Board Classification that determined your fitness for duty. A1, A2, A3 and A4 were assigned to different units with the expectation that these men would be able to serve with active combat units. See this link for more information.
B Classification	Medical Board Classification that determined your fitness for duty. B1, B2, and B3 were assigned to different service units such as railway and forestry corps. See this link for more information.
D Classification	See this link for more information.
CAMC	Canadian Army Medical Corp
CB	Confined to Barracks: a punishment for minor infractions.
CCD	Casualty Convalescent Depot: a depot at a base where men, in their final stages of convalescing, would be prepared for duty depending on their rating.
CCH	Casualty Clearing Hospital
CCRC	Canadian Corps Reserve Camp
CCS	Casualty Clearing Station: this facility was attached to rail transportation from the front to hospitals on the coast of France
CDC	Canadian Dispatch Camp
CFA	Canadian Field Ambulance/Canadian Field Artillery. Most common usage would be Canadian Field Ambulance.
DAH	Disorderly Action of the Heart
DRS	Divisional Rest Station
GSW	Gun Shot Wound – this was a generic term for all projectile penetrating wounds.
In the Field	This term relates to a soldier arriving at an active-duty unit after transporting from England, to France, and then to his duty assignment. The routing varied from soldier to soldier and could take 2-3 days to several months.
MD	Military District
PUO	Pyrexia of Unknown Origin: This was a term used for any illness that could not clearly be identified and typically was related to influenza symptoms.
SOS	Struck Off Strength
TOS	Taken On Strength
CAMC	Canadian Army Medical Corp
CCH	Casualty Clearing Hospital
CFA	Canadian Field Ambulance
DRS	Divisional Rest Station
GSW	Gun Shot Wound – this was a generic term for all projectile penetrating wounds.
MD	Military District
PUO	Pyrexia of Unknown Origin
SOS	Struck Off Strength
TOS	Taken On Strength
WORD	Western Ontario Regimental Depot