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Thomas (Henry) Goundry 1895 – 1962 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 JAN 1895

Birth Location: Middlestone Moor, Co. Durham

Death Date: ABT FEB 1962

Death Location: Gainsborough Registration District, Lincolnshire

Father: Thomas Goundry

Mother: Sarah Spooner

Spouse(s): Emily Greener, Edith Runham

Children(s):

The birth of Thomas (Henry) Goundry took place in 1895 in Middlestone Moor, Co. Durham, to Thomas Goundry and Sarah J. Spooner. Thomas (Henry) Goundry married Emily Greener and Edith Matilda Runham. Thomas (Henry) Goundry's death occurred in 1962 in Gainsborough Registration District, Lincolnshire.

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Parents

Thomas Goundry
1871 – 1919
Birth Location: Bowden Close, Helmington Row, Co. Durham
TG
Sarah Spooner
1873 – 1952
Birth Location: Middlestone Moor, Co. Durham
SS

Spouses(s)

Emily Greener
Birth Location: –
EG
Edith Runham
Birth Location: –
ER

Children(s)

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 12 JAN 1895
    Event Place: Middlestone Moor, Co. Durham
    Record Source: - he was registered as Thomas, but throughout his life was known as Henry.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Education
    Event Year: BET 29 APR 1903 AND 5 JUN 1903
    Record Source: - at the time the family were living in the Workhouse. He had previously attended a Wesleyan Methodist school. When he left Bishop Barrington School the reason given was "Left the house".

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Education
    Event Year: 15 FEB 1904
    Record Source: - he was previously at a Byers Green National School. He left the Rosa Street school when the family left the district

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Education
    Event Year: 30 MAY 1904
    Record Source: - he had previously attended Spennymoor Board School where he achieved Standard II

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Education
    Event Year: 20 NOV 1905
    Record Source: - his previous school had been a Catholic one

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Year: 20 NOV 1907
    Record Source: at Durham County Police Court, Joseph GOUNDRY, his brother Henry, and Peter ROCKS, described as "three diminutive boys" were charged with the larceny of 22 bottles, the property of John T. PICKERING, an Off-License Holder at Tudhoe Grange. While h

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Year: 13 DEC 1907
    Record Source: he left the school

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Year: 17 JUL 1908
    Record Source: at a prosecution against his father for non-attendance at school of one of his children, it was stated that two of his other sons were in the Industrial School (they were Thomas and Joseph).

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Year: APR 1914
    Record Source: he enlisted as a Private in the 1st Battalion, Royal Northumberland Fusiliers, Regimental No. 15895.

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Year: 3 AUG 1915
    Record Source: he disembarked from service abroad

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Year: 8 AUG 1915
    Record Source: serving in 327 Coy. 32 Res. PK of the Northumberland Fusiliers, Regtl. No. 15895, he was admitted to the 18th General Hospital at Camiers, just north of Etaples in Northern France, suffering from slight colic, and was discharged eight days later

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Year: 18 NOV 1915
    Record Source: he was suffering from appendicitis and was admitted to the 51st Field Ambulance Hospital and transferred the same day to another hospital. He was Regimental No. 15895, a Private in "C" Company, 9th Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers, which was pa

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Year: 27 JUL 1916
    Record Source: aged 22, he was admitted to 34 Casualty Clearing Station Hospital and transferred the same day to another hospital, suffering from Shell-shock and injury to his eyes. He was a Private, Regimental No. 15895 in "A" Company, 10th Battalion Northumber

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Year: 31 JUL 1917
    Record Source: a Private, he was discharged from the 3rd Battalion, York & Lancaster Regiment due to gunshot wounds to his left hand, right knee and forehand

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Occupation
    Event Year: BET AUG 1917 AND MAY 1918

    Genealogy Event 16
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Year: 8 AUG 1917
    Record Source: as Thomas Henry GOUNDRY he was listed as being eligible for the Silver War Badge no. 228,083 for service as a Private in the 3rd Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers.

    Genealogy Event 17
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Year: 2 MAY 1918
    Record Source: he joined the Royal Air Force as a Private, signing up for the duration of the War. Two days later he was promoted to Acting Corporal (Unpaid), described as unmarried, he gave an aunt as his next-of-kin - Mrs. M. RICHARDSON, 12 Crone St., Earsdon

    Genealogy Event 18
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Year: 19 SEP 1918
    Record Source: he was promoted to Corporal.

    Genealogy Event 19
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Year: 25 OCT 1918
    Record Source: he was discharged from the Navy Service Branch of the RAF with a pension on the grounds of disability or injury - he had been serving as a Corporal, Regtl. No. 163384 in the Miltary Service Region of Northern, England

    Genealogy Event 20
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Year: ABT 1919
    Record Source: he was listed in a Roll of Honour for Netherton Training School which states that he survived the War and was awarded the Distinguished Conduct Medal, an extremely high-level award for bravery which was awarded to "Other Ranks" in the British Arm

    Genealogy Event 21
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Year: 16 DEC 1919
    Record Source: he was awarded the 1914-15 Silver Star for service as Private 15895 in the Northumberland Fusiliers

    Genealogy Event 22
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Year: 1920
    Record Source: he was listed on the Spring Absent Voters' List - his home address was 7 The Square, Heworth and his Service details A.C.2, R.A.F.,33697

    Genealogy Event 23
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Year: 12 MAR 1920
    Record Source: he was awarded the Victory Medal and the British War Medal. He was described as a Private, regimental No. 15895, in the 13th Northumberland Fusiliers, previously in the 9th and 10th Northumberland Fusiliers.

    Genealogy Event 24
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Year: 4 MAY 1928
    Record Source: he was imprisoned on remand in Hythe on a charge of bigamy

    Genealogy Event 25
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Year: 16 JUN 1928
    Record Source: at Winchester Assizes, he pleaded Guilty to a charge of "on 20 December 1924, at the Register Office, Linton, in the County of Cambridge, by the name of Basil Trevor Hugh GOUNDRY, feloniously marrying Edith Matilda RUNHAM during the life of his wif

    Genealogy Event 26
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Year: BET 18 SEP 1939 AND JUL 1945
    Record Source: he served as a Warrant Officer, Personal No. 334097, in the Royal Air Force

    Genealogy Event 27
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: ABT FEB 1962
    Event Place: Gainsborough Registration District, Lincolnshire
    Record Source: Age:

    Genealogy Event 28
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Year: 1 FEB 1962
    Event Place: Gainsborough General Cemetery, Lincolnshire

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