Source: Michael Doyle Their Name Liveth For Evermore: The Great War Roll of Honour for Leicestershire and Rutland.
He was the son of William Goat a horse keeper, born on the 12th April 1867 in Balsham, Cambridgeshire and baptised on the 7th July 1867 in in the Church of the Holy Trinity, Balsham (son of William Goates, 1842-1920 and Julia Dickerson Casbott, 1847-1922) and his wife Mary Elizabeth Goates (nee Bull, married on the 25th December 1885 in All Saint’s Church, Conington, Cambridgeshire), a dressmaker, born on the 14th September 1863 in Fenstanton, Huntingdonshire (daughter of James Bull, 1824 and Maria Gray, 1826). Frederick James was born in the July quarter of 1886 in Conington, Cambridgeshire and baptised on the 8th August 1886 in All Saint’s Church, Conington, he had one sibling, a brother Albert, born in the January quarter of 1889 in Conington and baptised on the 3rd February 1889 in All Saint’s Church, Conington, in April 1891 the family home was at 26, Elsworth Road, Conington. In March 1901 Frederick was employed as a gardener and was residing in the family home at Oundle House, Pickwell, Leicestershire together with his father a farm wagoner, his mother and siblings, Lilian Kate, born on the 23rd August 1891 in Conington and baptised on the 4th October 1891 in All Saint’s Church, Conington and Herbert, born on the 3rd July 1894 in Pickwell and baptised on the 22nd July 1894 in All Saint’s Church, Pickwell. On the 2nd July1906, Frederick married Sarah Jane Ellis in the Church of the Martyrs, Leicester. Sarah was born on the 21st February 1869 in Sapcote, Leicestershire and baptised on the 4th April 1869 in All Saint’s Church, Sapcote (daughter of John Ellis, 1836 and Harriet Taylor, 1840). In April 1911 Frederick was employed as a general carter and was residing in the family home at Somerby, Leicestershire, together with his wife Sarah, and their son, Frederick William Eric, born on the 25th September 1907 in Nottingham.
Frederick’s army service enlistment documents do not survive, therefore the currently available information pertaining to his military service has been obtained from the following sources: - 1921 HMSO Publication, Soldiers Died in the Great War, 1914 - 1919, WW1 Service Medal and Award Rolls, Army Registers of Soldiers’ Effects, WW1 Medal Rolls Index Cards, WW1 Pension Ledgers and Index Cards and the Commonwealth War Graves Commission Registers.
Enlisted/Attested in Melton Mowbray into the Regular Army. Date not known.
Joined. Place not known. Date not known.
Posted. To Leicestershire Yeomanry. Pte. Date not known.
Allotted the Regimental Service number 3629.
Discharged. Time expired. Date not known.
Enlisted/Attested in Melton Mowbray into the Territorial Force. Date not known.
Joined. At Leicester. Date not known.
Posted. To Leicestershire Regt. Pte. Date not known.
Posted. To 1/4th Bn. Leicestershire Regt. Pte. Date not known.
Allotted the Regimental Service number 7464.
First entered the theatre of war in France after the 31st December 1915.
Under the Army Council Instruction (A.C.I. 2414/1916), published on the 23rd December 1916, that promulgated a new numbering system for all Territorial Force units, Frederick was allotted the regimental service number 202853.
Killed in action. In the Field. 21/2/17.
Buried in Foncquevillers Military Cemetery, France. Headstone inscription. “Peace perfect peace.”
Awarded the British War Medal and Victory Medal.
In the event of his death, Frederick nominated his wife Sarah, as his sole legatee.
On the 21st August 1917, Frederick’s widow, Sarah Jane, of The Rose and Crown, Somerby, Near Oakham, Leicestershire was awarded a weekly Army Dependant’s Pension of twenty shillings for herself and her son, commensurate on the 10th September 1917.
The War Diary records: 21 Feb-17 - At 3.00am enemy opened a very heavy bombardment with trench mortars and shells on front line trenches occupied by “A” or Captain WRIGHT’S Company opposite the Z and barraged the approaches thereto and main road of FONCQUEVILLERS with shrapnel and shells of all calibres for 1½ hours either for the purpose of attempting a raid or getting rid of surplus ammunition with a view to withdrawing from GOMMECOURT. Three platoons occupying the front line under Lieutenant’s POCHIN, MANTLE and WORDSWORTH withdrew -?- their line and blocked communication trenches leaving Lewis Guns in position. Our artillery replied to the assist call within four minutes. If a raid was attempted none of the enemy succeeded in reaching our line. All ranks behaved well under very trying circumstances and two runners of “A” Company Private H. BRADSHAW and Private P. COLEY were later awarded the Military Medal. The Brigadier General Commanding complimented the Battalion on its work. Later in the morning “A” Company was relieved by “B” who were in support.
On Friday March 2nd 1917, The Melton Mowbray Times & Vale of Belvoir Gazette published the following article under the heading. “MELTON AND THE WAR” – SOMERBY. – CORPORAL FRED GOATES KILLED. - We regret that we are compelled to inscribe yet another name on the Somerby Roll of Honour, that of Corporal Fred Goates, of the Rose and Crown Inn, whose parents received an official announcement yesterday of his death, which occurred on Feb. 21st during a bombardment, “somewhere in France.” Deceased was of a most genial and pleasant disposition and was an enthusiastic footballer and cricketer. Much sympathy will be felt for his widow and child and also for his parents.
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Source: Leicestershire War Memorials Project.
Frederick William Eric was born in September 1907, not 1903.
(Information from KW Goates, 4th May 2022)