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1893
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Born on 12 February, the son of C J Goodman
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1906-1911
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Educated at Wellington College
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1911-1912
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Gentleman Cadet, Royal Military Academy, Woolwich
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1913
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2nd Lieutenant, RGA 18 July
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1914-1918
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Served in France and Belgium from 15 February 1914 to 11 November 1918
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1915 - 1916
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Lieutenant, RGA, 9 June
Adjutant, 14 November 1915 to 16 September 1916
Mentioned in Despatches in the London Gazette of 1 January 1916
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1916-1917
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Acting Captain from 22 September 1916 to 28 October 1916 and 22 November 1916 to 30 January 1917
Captain, R. G. A., 18 July 1917
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1917-1919
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Acting Major from 31 January 1917 to 26 February 1919
Military Cross, London Gazette 1 January 1918
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1919-1921
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Took part in the operations in Iraq with the Indian Mountain Artillery in 1919 and 1920. Awarded General Service Medal (1918) with clasp Iraq
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1920-1925
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He served with the 25th (later 105th) (Bombay) Pack Battery at Quetta
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1925-1927
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Served with the Frontier Garrison Artillery from 1925 to 1927
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1927-1928
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He served with the 116th (Zhob) Pack Battery at Razmak
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1928-1930
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From late 1928 until 7 January 1930 he was a student in the 21st Gunnery Staff Course at the School of Artillery at Larkhill
Married Dorothy, daughter of R J Stacpoole, JP, DL in 1929 and they had one son
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1930-1932
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Instructor in Gunnery, School of Artillery from 8 January 1930 to 19 June 1932
Major, R. A., 20 June 1932
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1932-1939
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From 20 June 1932 until 27 July 1939 he commanded the 5th (Bombay) Mountain Battery at Ambala, Kohat, Quetta and Abbottabad
Served on the Northwest Frontier of India, 1937. Awarded India Medal 1936-1939 with Clasp Northwest Frontier 1936-1937; Distinguished Service Order; and Mentioned in Despatches in the London Gazette of 18 February 1938.
Distinguished Service Order, London Gazette 1939
Lieutenant Colonel, R. A., 28 July 1939
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1940-1941
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Acting Colonel and Commander, Royal Artillery, India from 1 September 1940 to 28 February 1941
Commander, 21st Indian Mountain Regiment, RIA 1941
Brigadier Royal Artillery, Western (Independent) District, India from 1 February 1941 to 30 June 1941
Mentioned in Despatches in the London Gazette of 20 June 1941
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1941-1942
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Commander, Royal Artillery, 9th Indian Division, Malaya from 1 July 1941 to 15 February 1942
Temporary Colonel, RA from 1 March 1941 to 28 June 1941 and 1 July 1941
Acting Brigadier from 1 February 1941 to 28 June 1941 and 1 July 1941 to 3 August 1941
Temporary Brigadier, 4 August 1941
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1942-1945
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On February 15th Singapore capitulated to the Japanese
Prisoner of War of the Japanese in Malaya – later held at Karenko POW Camp and Shirakawa POW Camp on Taiwan – left Shirakawa on 10 March 1944 for another camp – probably Mukden
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1946
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Garrison Commander
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1948
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Retired
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1949
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Assistant Secretary Worcs Territorial and AFA,
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1981
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Brigadier E.W. Goodman died
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1986
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Dorothy Goodman died
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