Name
Herbert Golding
Conflict
First World War
Date of Death / Age
09/06/1918
35
Rank, Service Number & Service Details
Sapper
64996
Royal Engineers
Signal Service Training Centre
Awards: Service Medals/Honour Awards
1914 /15 Star, British War and Victory medals
Cemetery/Memorial: Name/Reference/Country
WATFORD CEMETERY
Plot K, Row 6, Grave 635.
United Kingdom
Headstone Inscription
Not Researched
UK & Other Memorials
Watford Borough Roll of Honour,
St Michael and All Angels Church Memorial, Watford,
Watford Post Office Memorial,
Barnet memorials not yet fully researched(*1)
Pre War
Son of the late William and Ellen (nee RULTON) GOLDING; husband of Elsie Alice (nee CLAYDEN) GOLDING of Watford.
His parents married 1867 in the Risbridge, Suffolk, district. Ellen died 1906 in Totteridge, Middx, aged 58, and was buried 14 August at St Andrew’s, Totteridge; William died 1918 in St Alban’s, Herts, aged 72, and was buried 15 April, also at St Andrew’s.
Herbert was born 1882 in Barnet, Herts, and married 7 May 1910 in Windsor, Berks; they had one child. He was appointed Sorting Clerk and Telegraphist Ascot February 1909, and Sorting Clerk Watford June 1912. He was buried 15 June. Elsie never remarried, and died 1956 in the Harrow, Middx, district aged 71.
He has an entry in the National Probate Calendar.
On the 1891 Census, a scholar aged 8 he lived in Chipping Barnet, with his parents and two siblings. On the 1901 Census, he is proving elusive. On the 1911 Census, a Post Office sorting clerk and telegraphist aged 28, he lived in Ascot, Berks, with his wife and no children.
Wartime Service
He enlisted for Short Service 18 January 1915 at Chatham, Kent: a telegraphist aged 32, 5’5″ tall, Wesleyan.
He served at Home to 20 July 1915; in France 21 July 1915 to 20 May 1918; at Home again 21 May until his death at 8.10am at Suffolk Hospital, Ampton Hall, Bury St Edmunds, where he was admitted 31 May suffering from gas shell poisoning, which developed into broncho-pneumonia.
His wife was present at his death. He was entitled to the Victory, British War and 1914-15 Star medals, his qualifying date being 22 July 1915.
Additional Information
*1 If known, the ‘Barnet’ memorial is given, however ‘Barnet’ now appears to be the generic name for many historically separate Hertfordshire locations with Barnet in their name. While we try to unravel these – any help gratefully received! – we have to record ‘Barnet’. It may be that a person appears on several historical ‘barnets’. As this work is done, we will add further detail.
Acknowledgments
Sue Carter (Research) and Watford Museum (ROH on line via www.ourwatfordhistory.org.uk)
