Basic Details
Surname
Goodwin
Forenames
Sidney
Gender
Male
Information stated on memorial
Served or died
Died
Service number
9273
Notes
The Roll lists his address as Church Street, Werrington. It lists his date of death as 25/11/1914, which differs from official records.

(CWGC records that Private Sidney Francis Goodwin, regimental number 9273, died on 24/11/1914 while serving in the 2nd Battalion Northamptonshire Regiment, and is commemorated on Le Touret Memorial in France. The Army Registers of Soldiers' Effects likewise record his date of death as 24/11/1914, and indicate that his sister, Mrs Nellie Elizabeth Rycroft, was his legatee. The Medal Rolls also record his date of death as 24/11/1914. On the 1901 census Sidney was living with his parents, John and Rebecca, in Peterborough; by the 1911 census he was a Private in the 1st Battalion Northamptonshire Regiment. His brothers Seth and Walter also died in World War 1 and are named on the Peterborough Roll of Honour).
Primary Service
As stated on memorial
Service (Primary - Stated)
Army
Unit (Primary - Stated)
Northants Regt
Sub-unit (Primary - Stated)
2nd
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
La Bassee
Country of burial
Not Stated on Memorial
Cemetery
Not Stated on Memorial
Year of death
1914
Month of death
November
Day of death
25
Manner of death as stated
Killed in action at La Bassee
Manner of death reference
Killed in Action
Personal Details
Address
CHURCH STREET, WERRINGTON
Occupation
Not Stated on Memorial