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Oswald Raymond Goodyear

In memory of:

Lance Corporal Oswald Raymond Goodyear

October 12, 1916

Military Service

Service Number:

2156

Age:

18

Force:

Army

Unit:

Royal Newfoundland Regiment

Division:

1st Bn.

Additional Information

Son of Josiah and Louisa Goodyear, of Grand Falls, Newfoundland. Native of Ladle Cove, Fogo. Brother of Lieutenant Hedley John Goodyear, 102nd Battalion, Canadian Expeditionary Force, killed in action 22 August 1918 and Lieutenant Stanley Charles Goodyear, Royal Newfoundland Regiment, killed in action 10 October 1917, Harold Kenneth, Roland and Daisy (also known as Kate).

Commemorated on Page 48 of the Newfoundland Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

BANCOURT BRITISH CEMETERY
Pas de Calais, France

Grave Reference:

VIII M. 5.

Location:

Bancourt is a village which lies approximately 4 kilometres due east of Bapaume on the north side of the D7, Bapaume to Bertincourt road. BANCOURT BRITISH CEMETERY is situated east of Bancourt village, 300 metres off the D7 on the north side. The CWGC direction signs on the D7 indicate the best approach to the cemetery.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Memorial– Remembering brothers lost … Brothers In Arms Memorial, Zonnebeke, BE … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens … May 2022

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    Memorial – Remembering brothers lost … Brothers In Arms Memorial, Zonnebeke, BE … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens … May 2022
  • Picture of Oswald R. Goodyear

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    Picture of Oswald R. Goodyear
  • Biography– In memory of the men and women from Newfoundland who went away to war and did not come home. From the Newfoundland Legion magazine “Lest We Forget”. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

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    Biography – In memory of the men and women from Newfoundland who went away to war and did not come home. From the Newfoundland Legion magazine “Lest We Forget”. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Memorial Scroll– Memorial Scroll received by the Goodyear family after Oswald's death.

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    Memorial Scroll
    Memorial Scroll – Memorial Scroll received by the Goodyear family after Oswald's death.
  • Epitaph– Marker inscription

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    Epitaph
    Epitaph – Marker inscription
  • Grave Marker– Photo courtesy of Wilf Schofield, England

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    Grave Marker
    Grave Marker – Photo courtesy of Wilf Schofield, England

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