GOODMAN, James

James Goodman was the son of James and Annie Goodman of. 5 The Mambles, King Street, Dudley. He enlisted in the Worcesters and went to the 1/7th Battalion on the Western Front. They fought in the 1916 Battle of the Somme and in March 1917 followed up the retreat of the enemy to the Hindenburg Line. Their most successful action was the storming of 'The Mound' at Templeux-Guerard. They transferred to the Ypres sector for the Third Battle of Ypres and came back into the front line for the October battles. At great cost the German troops had been pushed back some way towards Passchendaele and on the 9th October began the Battle of Poelcappelle. A mile to the south of the village and in pouring rain and deep mud the Worcesters attacked at dawn. They made initial progress but the conditions prevented mobility and many died under fire in the next two days. Among those killed in action on the 10th was Private James Goodman. Who is commemorated on the Tyne Cot and Dudley Memorials.