Basic Details
Surname
Gooch
Forenames
James
Gender
Male
Information stated on memorial
Alternative forename
James Henry
Served or died
Died
Notes
Hornshaw and Fowler provide the extra details. He went missing in the failed attack on the Schwaben Redoubt that took so many of the regiment and the region on 3/9/16. He is also commemorated on IWM 2689 and the Thiepval Memorial.
Primary Service
As stated on memorial
Service (Primary - Stated)
Not Stated on Memorial
Unit (Primary - Stated)
Not Stated on Memorial
Rank / Title (Primary - Stated)
Corporal
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
Somme
Year of death
1916
Month of death
September
Day of death
3
Age at death
22
Manner of death as stated
Not Stated on the Memorial
Manner of death reference
Missing