CEF Soldier Detail

Private Roderick Malcolm Gooderham
Died: September 27, 1916

Regimental Number:
160727
Survived War:
 No
Force:
 Army
Regiment:
 Canadian Infantry
Battalion:
 31st Battalion
Company:
Place of Birth:
Regina, Saskatchewan
Country:
 Canada
Next of Kin:
John Gooderham, Gleichen,Alberta, Canada.
Address at Enlistment:
Date of Birth:
May 10, 1893
Trade or Calling:
Labourer
Marital Status:
 Single
Prior Military Experience:
No
Place of Enlistment:
 Gleichen, Alberta
Date of Enlistment:
October 16, 1915
Age at enlistment:
22
Height:
 5 Feet 10 Inches
Chest:
 34 Inches
Expansion:
 3 Inches
Religion:
 Wesleyan
Enlisted or Conscripted:
 Enlisted
Saw service in:
Europe    
Cause of Death:
Killed in Action
Battle Died/Wounded:
Somme Offensive in the attack on Courcelette.
Date of Death:
September 27, 1916
Age at Death:
23
Buried at:
 Adanac Military Cemetery, France
Plot:
 II. B. 8.
Commemorated:
 
Prisoner of war:
No
Interned:
Gender:
 Male
Ethnic Origin:
Not Specified
LAC Reference: RG 150, Accession 1992-93/166 Box 3625-30
Canadian Virtual War Memorial
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Research Notes
Info from the war diary and attestation papers. This man is on the CWGC site.
Rank Regiment Unit Company
Private Canadian Infantry 31st Battalion

Son of the late John H. Gooderham.

This man was transferred to C company of the 31st on 15th September 1916.