Chris_Baker Posted 24 December , 2003 Author Share Posted 24 December , 2003 Hi Paul Yes, he is noted as a casualty. If you find out any more on this officer I would be interested. He is one left on my 'to do' list. Here goes. "27 March In billets in Courcelles-le-Comte Relieved the 21st Manchesters, and took up a front line position at St Leger, preparatory to an attack on Croisilles. 28 Attacked Croisilles. Relieved by 21st Manchesters, and returned to billets at Courcelles. Casualties 6 officers and 129 other ranks. Killed in action: 2/Lt J.S.Goodwin and 19 other ranks Wounded: Lt E.Hindsley, Lt J.F.Benoy, 2/Lt T.H.Longmore, 2/Lt W.H.Curry (who remained on duty), and 54 other ranks Missing: Lt(T/Capt) W.A.Dickins MC and 56 other ranks. Operations narrative: At 0545, we were at T.22.a.2.7 to T.22.d.8.7. A Coy were in two waves on the left, D in two waves on the right. B and C Coys in support. One Coy of the 2nd Queens were in reserve at B2A. A creeping barrage opened. D Coy met heavy rifle and machine gun fire. In spite of this they advanced a considerable distance. A supporting half-Coy [C] were also in the attack. A party under 2/Lt Curry got up to the wire at T.23.c. The enemy counter-attacked but were driven off. Curry retired slightly to the sunken road at T.23.d A Coy advanced over the road between T.22.A.2.7 and T.23.A.2.7, and went a distance towards the road in T.12.A and C. They were met by heavy front and enfilade machine gun fire. There was a gap now open between A and D Coys. The situation after 0700 was very obscure, and they were probably counter-attacked. In any case, the enemy got into the gap and behind A Coy. All except the left-hand platoon became casualties or were taken prisoner. At 1500, the half-Company of the Queens, and two machine guns were ordered forward to relieve the pressure on D Coy. The Queens reported that they could not get into position, and returned to Battn HQ. During the whole day, the various parties of C and D Coys came under very heavy shell fire, and suffered high casualties. At dusk, B Coy took over the front line, and the rest were withdrawn to the quarry at St Leger. The Battn, less B Coy, were relieved at 2000. 29 Field-Marshal Haig visited Battalion HQ." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pgis Posted 24 December , 2003 Share Posted 24 December , 2003 chris thanks a lot for that look up.at present this is the sum total of what i,ve been able to find out about lt.j s goodwin: LT. J.S.GOODWIN son of john & jessie goodwin,father was a manager of a local silk mill(b.1860-1931).they lived at 21 cecily terrace,cheadle,staffs he served his apprenticeship with a local chemist before moving to london and on successfully passing his pharmaceutical examination he became in charge of london general hospital's second dispensary. in 1915 sergeant j.stanley.goodwin was wounded and brought to birmingham but was soon returned to france. in 1916 he obtained a commission in the 1st sth staffs. on the 28th march 1917 kia at croiselles. he also had a brother ernest who recieved a commission in the 11th sth staffs. thanks again chris paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest davidfox Posted 24 December , 2004 Share Posted 24 December , 2004 Chris This a thank you for making available the 1st Sth Staffs War Diary - by coincidence the extracts posted cover the period that my late father served in B Company - from late August or early September 17 through to demob in Italy in January 19. I am also interested in the Italian campaign - do you have the Diary covering that period ? Especially - crossing the Piave - Papadopoli Island - Vitorio Venetto ? Thanks again Dave Fox Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john w. Posted 26 January , 2005 Share Posted 26 January , 2005 I am on the serach for any reports of patrols going out into no mans land.. do you have anything that might resemble this please? John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris_Baker Posted 16 August , 2009 Author Share Posted 16 August , 2009 A very late addition to this thread to say that the 1st South Staffords war diary has now been digitised and is available on the DocumentsOnline website. Only the section covering operations in Italy, from November 1917 remains to be digitised. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Dragoon Posted 16 February , 2022 Share Posted 16 February , 2022 I too am researching Major John (Jack) Loder-Symonds. Here's his obituary. Can we confirm where he was likely to be on 31st Oct? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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