Lt John Whipp Goode

[pearsonica]

Hi can someone help me in trying to find information on my Grandmothers Brother.

I have found his Marriage Certificate on Ancestry.com

London, England, Marriage and Banns 1754-1921 Records

It shows that on Feb 20th 1919 a John Whipp Goode aged 26 Married a Ruby Constance White. His occupation is shown as Lieutenant MGC (this is smugged and I guess means Machine Gun Corpe) his address was 94 Heath St Hampstead.

I cannot find anything about him in the medal Index or in the London Gazzette.

He had 3 other brothers and step brothers who I am unable to find any record

William Crowe Goode b1875 Sehurst, Croydon

Francis Greayer Goode b1883 ditto

Charles Whipp Goode b1901 ditto

any help would be welcome

Regards

Bigs

[grantowi]

From LG 23 May 1919 - http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/31353/pages/6438

Temp. Lt. J. W. Goode relinquishes his commission on account of ill-health caused by wounds, 24 May 1919, and retains the

rank of Lt.

Grant

[archangel9]

http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/documen...;resultcount=44

Medal card of Goode, John W

Corps Regiment No Rank

28th London Regiment Private

Machine Gun Corps Second Lieutenant

Machine Gun Corps Second Lieutenant

Date 1914-1920

John

[grantowi]

From T N A - http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/documen...;resultcount=54

Medal card of Goode, John W

Corps Regiment No Rank

28th London Regiment Private

Machine Gun Corps Second Lieutenant

Machine Gun Corps Second Lieutenant

Grant

Doh, I blame my sausage fingers :-)

[Staffsyeoman]

28th London Regiment (Artists Rifles) makes some sense as the first instructors at the first MG school in France were 28th London NCOs (many subsequently commisssioned), unless he joined later

[Stebie9173]

John Whipp Goode is shown on the WO338 Long Number Officers Service Papers Index as number 151887 Sec. Lt. M.G.C.

This means that his Officers file is held at the National Archives under the reference WO339/73762:

Piece details WO 339/73762

WO Records created or inherited by the War Office, Armed Forces, Judge Advocate General, and related bodies

Division within WO Armed forces service records

WO 339 War Office: Officers' Services, First World War, Long Number Papers (numerical)

Subseries within WO 339

Scope and content GOODE J

Covering dates [1914-1922]

Availability Open Document, Open Description, Normal Closure before FOI Act: 30 years

Former reference (Department) 151887

Held by The National Archives, Kew

http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalog...;accessmethod=0

Steve.

[Stebie9173]

Here is his commission:

London Gazette 10-2-1917

MACHINE GUN CORPS.

The undermentioned cadets to be temp. 2nd Lts. 26 Jan. 1917: —

John Whipp Goode.

http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/299...upplements/1440

and promotion to temporary Lieutenant:

London Gazette 9-8-1918

MACHINE GUN CORPS (INFANTRY).

The undermentioned temp. 2nd Lts. to be temp. Lts.: —

26 July 1918.

J. W. Goode.

http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/308...upplements/9365

Steve.

[pearsonica]

Many thanks to you all thats Brilliant

Here is a little post script I found on Google

He was a Groundsman Stanmore Cricket Club and that he died of old age

"The Club’s thanks are due in no small measure to Messrs. Southern, Dearsly, Allsop, Yeo and Henshaw, and also to John Whipp-Goode, for a number of years our most enthusiastic amateur groundsman, for the excellent work put in during the war years, in keeping the ground in a reasonable condition, and thus averting a repetition of the difficulties which overtook the Club following the previous World War.

Death registered Eastbourne Nov 1964

Married Ruby Constance White on 20th Feb 1919 Christ Church, Hamstead, Middlesex. before he handed in his commission due to ill health.

They had at least two children

Regards

Ian Pearson