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Name: GOODSON, Reginald James Brooks

Birth Date: 1883 Baltonsborough, Somerset

Death Date: 8 Oct 1943 peritonitis, buried Military Cemetery, Nairobi

First Date: 1911

Last Date: 1943

Profession: Builder and contractor

Area: Eldoret, Tanganyika

Married: In Glastonbury 14 May 1905 Elsie Lilian Murrow b. 1885 Glastonbury, d. 24 Dec 1944 Moshi

Children: William Harry (1909 Baltonsborough, Somerset); Kathleen Mary (b. 1906 Glastonbury, m. Reid of Moshi); Winfred Frances (13 Apr 1911 Wells, Somerset-1981)

Book Reference: Gillett, EAMR, CWGC, Leader14, Red 22, Hut

War Service: EAMR in WW1. WW2 - East African Engineers. Served in both World Wars, died WW2, buried Military Cemetery

General Information:

CWGC - R.J.B. Goodson, Warrant Officer Class II, 102309, Q.M.S. East African Engineers, who died on Friday, 8th October 1943. Nairobi War Cemetery, Grave Ref: 2 E 39
Leader14 - Business Register - R. Goodson, Builder and Contractor, Nairobi
EAMR has R. Goodson E Sqdn. 8/8/14 - 24/8/14
Red 22 - R. Goodson, Eldoret - Builder
Gazette 15 Apr 1914 F.C. Holmes & Co. vs. R. Goodson
Gazette 4 Mar 1914 Bird licence R. Goodson

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