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Gilham, F.
F. Gilham was killed in action on 29th September 1915 when he was
31. He was in the 2nd battalion of the Buffs. His mother lived at 8 St
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Golds.
W. A.
William A. Golds, 18256, was a Sapper in the 9th
Field Company of the Royal Engineers. He died on 14th December 1914,
aged 26, at the Clearing Hospital, Bailleul, France, after having been
wounded by a shell the day before. He is buried at the Bailleul Communal
Cemetery (Nord) France, A 27. He is also commemorated on the
Hougham memorial.
He was the only son of Mr and Mrs W Golds, from the
Plough Inn, Church Hougham, Dover. His officer spoke highly of him, when
informing his widow that he had died.
The headstone below is at St Lawrence, Church Hougham
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Sacred to the
Memory of Rosa
Caroline The dearly
beloved wife of William
Golds Who passed away
May 28th 1917 Aged
59 years.
Thy voice is
now silent, thy heart is now cold,
Where thy smile
and thy welcome oft met us of old, We miss thee
and mourn thee in silence unseen, And dwell on
the memory of joys that have been.
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Also of
William Alfred Golds, R.E. Only son
of the above Who died for
his country December 14th 1914 Aged
26 years. Interred
at Bailleul, France. Duty called
him he was there To do his
bit and take his share His heart
was good his spirit brave And now
he's resting in a hero's grave.
Also of
William Golds Who died
March 11th 1933
Aged 78 years
photo and transcription: thanks Joyce Banks |
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