Basic Details
Surname
Goodfellow
Forenames
Robert W
Gender
Male
Information stated on memorial
Alternative forename
Robert Douglas
Served or died
Died
Service number
29217
Notes
The Roll does not list any address for him, and records his second initial as W; he is, however, known to have been Robert Douglas Goodfellow, of Helpston. [ He was included on the Peterborough Roll due to having been an alumnus of Deacon School, and listed on their war memorial].

(N.B. The Roll is known to include numerous errors, including: misspelt names and inaccurate date/place of death, service number/ rank/ military unit etc; several casualties were mistakenly listed on it twice [i.e. under their true name and also the alias under which they served]; several other men were listed on it due to the mistaken belief they had died, whereas they had actually survived).
Primary Service
As stated on memorial
Unit (Primary - Stated)
East Yorks
Sub-unit (Primary - Stated)
7th
Rank / Title (Primary - Stated)
Pte
Our References
Service (Primary - Our reference)
Unit (Primary - Our reference)
Rank / Title (Primary - Our reference)
Death and Burial details
Country of death
France
Town of death
Arras
Country of burial
Not stated
Town of burial
Not stated on memorial
Cemetery
Not stated
Year of death
1918
Month of death
March
Day of death
31
Manner of death as stated
"Killed in action 31st March 1918 near Arras"
Manner of death reference
Killed in Action