Source: Michael Doyle Their Name Liveth For Evermore: The Great War Roll of Honour for Leicestershire and Rutland.
He was the son of William Goodman, an agricultural labourer, born 1849 in Walcote, Leicestershire and his wife Hannah Goodman (nee Voss, married in the 4th quarter of 1874 in the Lutterworth, Leicestershire district), born 1839 in Folksworth, Huntingdonshire. Harry Goodman was born in the 4th quarter of 1884 in Lutterworth, he had one sibling, a brother William Sewell, an errand boy, born 1875 in Lutterworth, in April 1891 the family home was at Beast Market, Lutterworth, Leicestershire. In March 1901 Harry was employed as a wheelwright and was residing in the family home at Market Street, Lutterworth, together with his father, an agricultural labourer, his mother, a laundress and his brother William, a joiner. In April 1911 Harry, a Sergeant in the Coldstream Guards was residing in the family home at Market Street, Lutterworth, together with his father a farm labourer, and his mother.
The War Diary records: 18 Jan-15 – Relieved 2nd Grenadier Guards in trenches at RUE DE L’EPINETTE.
The War Diary records: 19 Jan-15 – In trenches. 1 killed.
On Saturday January 30th 1915 The Leicester Chronicle and Leicestershire Mercury published the following article under the heading. “LEICESTERSHIRE AND THE WAR.” – LOCAL CASUALTIES. Information reached Lutterworth on Monday that Sergeant Harry Goodman, of Market Street, Lutterworth, and brother of Mr. W. S. Goodman, builder, of New Street, had been killed at the front. Sergeant Goodman was 6 foot 2 in. in height, and a man of fine physique. He was 30 years of age, and had been married little over a year. He was a reservist, and a member of the Hampshire Police Force, and was much respected by his fellow officers. On the outbreak of the war, he was called up, and had borne his full share of fighting, right from the battle of Mons, his regiment being repeatedly engaged, and losing heavily of several occasions. Sergeant Goodman, however, escaped without a scratch until Monday last, when he unfortunately met his end, Particulars are not yet to hand, but much sympathy is felt for his widow, his aged parents, and other members of the family.