Charles Henry GOATHAM

1887 - 1915  (27 years)

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• Name	Charles Henry GOATHAM
  Relationship	with Teresa Ann GOATHAM
  Born	23 Dec 1887	23, The Wall, Sittingbourne, Kent, England
  	GRO ref: Goatham, Charles Henry q1 1888 Milton RD 2a 904; GRO online index shows mother's maiden name as Cassam Place from the 1891, 1901 and 1911 censuses
  Gender	Male
  Education	1891
  	Scholar
  	on census
  Military Service	to 1915
  	East Kent Regiment (‘The Buffs’)
  	A Private when he signed his will on 19 Jan 1915, Charles was a Lance Corporal by the time of his death.. Charles joined the Army in 1906, signing up for a period of 6 years. I have more info about his army service, to be added. He died in the First World War. CWGC entry for Charles Charles was a Lance Corporal in the The Buffs (East Kent Regiment). He had only just got back to the front when he was killed, having been wounded a couple of months before, as reported in the Dover Express (Friday 19 March 1915) and the following day in The Faversham Times and North-East Kent Journal.  After this wounding he wrote a letter to his mother from his hospital bed as he had received a bullet wound in the leg;.. " it was rather rough out there, we were up to our knees in water in the trenches. I was picked to go out of the trenches to brigade HQ to bring back a company of fusiliers who were to relieve our company. On the way back from HQ I was shot by a sniper, and unable to walk I was carried back to HQ". (above letter extract thanks to this website)
  Will	19 Jan 1915
  	Written
  	Charles filled in and signed a form headed 'Short Form of Will', saying "In the event of my death I give to (a) Mrs. E. Goatham (b) the whole of my property and money." (italics indicate the words not printed). This will is accompanied by an 'Informal Will' document issued by the war office, which besides information identifying Charles includes the statement: "The enclosed document dated 19th January 1915 and signed Pte. C. Goatham appears to have been written or executed by the person named in the margin while he was "in actual military service" within the meaning of the Wills Act, 1837, and has been recognised by the War Department as constituting a valid will."  (italics indicate words not printed) This document was dated 4. 12. 1916. The register of soldier's effects shows that the army had £18 1s 5d  of Charles', payment of which to 'Mo[ther] & Sole Leg[atee] Emma' was authorised on 8 Dec 1916. Payment of a further 5s, also to Emma, a war gratuity, was authorised on 4 Sep 1919.  .
  Died	28 May 1915	Ypres, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium
  	Date from CWGC info. Also, GRO War Death Army Other Ranks (1914 to 1921) (on FMP): Goatham, Charles, L/Cpl. L/8558 Buffs. 1915 I.71 135
  		CWGC entry
  Buried	Sanctuary Wood Cemetery, Zillebeke, Ypres, Belgium
  	CWGC details for this cemetery Gravestone: under the badge of the Buffs, "LI8558 Lance Cpl. C. H. Goatham E. Kent Regt. (The Buffs) 28th May 1915 Age 27" Below a cross: "Ever in our thoughts Love, Mum" Photographs on the 'Memorials of Sittingbourne and Milton' website, Sittingbourne Town / Avenue of Remembrance - Burden to Harrison page (clear black and white photo, click on it to enlarge it) and 'Sittingbourne Remembers' website (smaller, colour, but not readable) On the 'Memorials of Sittingbourne and Milton' website Charles is also listed on the 'Sittingbourne Holy Trinity — Centre Column' page.
  Siblings	2 brothers and 4 sisters
  1. Maylia Rose GOATHAM,   b. 28 Jul 1884, Milton next Sittingbourne, Kent, England ,   d. 4 Aug 1884, 17, Flushing Street, Milton next Sittingbourne, Kent, England  (Age 0 years) + 2. Archibald ("Ben") William GOATHAM,   b. 29 Oct 1885, 17, Flushing Street, Milton next Sittingbourne, Kent, England ,   d. 2 Apr 1916, Explosive Loading Company's Works, Uplees Marshes, Luddenham, Kent, England  (Age 30 years) ▻ Jessie YOUNG,  m. Sep Q 1909   3. Charles Henry GOATHAM,   b. 23 Dec 1887, 23, The Wall, Sittingbourne, Kent, England ,   d. 28 May 1915, Ypres, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium  (Age 27 years) 4. Beatrice Ruth GOATHAM,   b. 31 Dec 1889, Sittingbourne, Kent, England ,   d. Mar Q 1976, Canterbury Reg Dist, Kent, England  (Age 86 years) ▻ Henry John Lewis BUSBRIDGE,  m. 28 Nov 1914 + 5. Phyllis Rosetta GOATHAM,   b. 31 Oct 1891, Sittingbourne, Kent, England ,   d. Jun Q 1958, Sittingbourne Reg Dist, Kent, England  (Age 66 years) ▻ Arthur George MANN,  m. 14 Apr 1919 6. Edward Arthur GOATHAM,   b. 4 Jul 1894, Sittingbourne, Kent, England ,   d. 23 Apr 1970, Chatham Reg Dist, Kent, England  (Age 75 years) ▻ Laura Ellen TURNER,  m. 8 Jun 1918   7. May Victoria GOATHAM,   b. 1 Oct 1897, Sittingbourne, Kent, England ,   d. Mar Q 1981, Swale Reg Dist, Kent, England  (Age 83 years)
  Origins
  Patriarch & Matriarch	GOATHAM,   d. Yes, date unknown  (9 x Great Grandfather)  Elizabeth WRIGHT,   b. Abt 1829, Rochester, Kent, England ,   d. Yes, date unknown  (Grandmother)
  Person ID	I1467	All | England: Kent Group (in Go(a)tham One-Name Study), England: Kent Group - subjects of Go(a)tham One-Name Study, All in the Goatham / Gotham One-Name Study , All subjects of the Goatham / Gotham One-Name Study, The descendants (and other halves) of George Goatham and Ann née Winch, The descendants (and other halves) of John Prior and Amy née Reynolds, The descendants (and other halves) of Richard Whitehead and Mary née Grigsby
  Last Modified	2 Nov 2022

  
  

  Father	Edward GOATHAM,   b. Sep Q 1864, Sittingbourne, Kent, England ,   d. 16 Sep 1926, Milton Reg Dist, Kent, England  (Age ~ 62 years)
  Mother	Emma CASSAM,   b. 15 Dec 1865, Rochester, Kent, England ,   d. Jun Q 1939, Milton Reg Dist, Kent, England  (Age 73 years)
  Married	19 Jun 1884	Holy Trinity Church, Milton next Sittingbourne, Kent, England
  	GRO ref: Goatham, Edward to Cassam, Emma q2 1884 Milton RD 2a 1389 Details from PR entry (image on FMP, viewed 4 April 2019)
  Family ID	F1123	Family Group Page  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  		Born - 23 Dec 1887 - 23, The Wall, Sittingbourne, Kent, England  Died - 28 May 1915 - Ypres, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium  Buried - - Sanctuary Wood Cemetery, Zillebeke, Ypres, Belgium   = Link to Google Earth (if installed; see link below to install)
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