Basic Details
Surname
Goodley
Forenames
Ernest
Gender
Male
Information stated on memorial
Served or died
Died
Service number
8367
Notes
The Roll of Honour does not list his rank or any address. It wrongly records that he died serving in the 3rd Battalion.

(CWGC records that Private Ernest Goodley, regimental number G/8367, died aged 27 while serving in 7th Battalion of The Queen's Royal West Surrey Regiment, and is commemorated on Pozieres Memorial in France. They record him as the son of John Goodley of 86 New Road, Woodston, Peterborough. Ernest's Army service file records that he was living at 1 Spencer Villas, Lower Common, Putney when he enlisted in the Queen's Royal West Surrey Regiment as a Private on 11/12/1915. His father John's address was originally recorded in that file as 2 Park Villas, Garton End, Peterborough but, by the time of his son's death, it was 86 New Road, Woodston. Ernest embarked on 11/8/1916 and joined the 1st Battalion in the field on 29/8/1916. On 4/11/1916 he sustained a minor gunshot wound to his neck , for which he was repatriated for treatment on 11/11/1916. He was discharged from hospital 4/12/1916 and joined the 3rd Battalion on 19/12/1916. He was posted back to France on 15/8/1917 with the 1st Battalion, but transferred almost immediately to the 7th Battalion, on 27/8/1917. He was serving in the 7th Battalion when he was killed in action on 27/4/1918).
Primary Service
As stated on memorial
Service (Primary - Stated)
Army
Unit (Primary - Stated)
Queen`s Royal West Surreys
Sub-unit (Primary - Stated)
3rd
Our References
Service (Primary - Our reference)
Unit (Primary - Our reference)
Death and Burial details
Country of death
Not Stated on Memorial
Country of burial
Not Stated on Memorial
Cemetery
Not Stated on Memorial
Year of death
1918
Month of death
April
Day of death
27
Manner of death as stated
Killed in action
Manner of death reference
Killed in Action
Personal Details
Occupation
Not Stated on Memorial