Joseph Walter Godbold
A Seaman with H.M. Trawler Canna. Joseph died on 5th of December 1942 at the age of 22.
Joseph was born at Lowestoft on 8 September 1920, a son of Thomas George and Emily Godbold. In 1921 his family lived at 57 Seago Street, Lowestoft. Later his father lived at 35 Beaconsfield Road, Lowestoft.
Joseph was serving on the Canna, at Lagos, when an accidental explosion took place and the vessel was burnt out. Six of the crew, including Joseph, were killed.
Joseph's sister-in-law, Jessie, was killed in an air raid in 1942. His nephew, Leonard, was killed in 1941.
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Joseph Godbold
35
Beaconsfield Road
Lowestoft
United Kingdom
52.4672148, 1.7410681
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Joseph was my uncle. Jessie…
Joseph was my uncle. Jessie Godbold, was not my uncle Joseph's sister in law. Leonard, was not his nephew either.
I have the family tree. My father, yhe late William Kohn Thomas Godbold was also in the RNPS, on the Arctic Convoys. Mentioned in Despatches for Bravery
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