Garnett Arthur Cumberland Goodall

A Second Lieutenant with 4th Battalion (Territorial) Suffolk Regiment, Garnett died on 20th of July 1916 at the age of 24. 

Garnett was born at Sydenham, Surrey, in 1892, a son of Arthur Hammond and Frances Marieanne Goodall. In 1901 his family lived at 13 Kirkstall Road, Streatham. By 19016 they were living at Lees Farm, Oulton Broad. Garnett was baptised at Saint Peter's Church, Carlton Colville, on 4 April 1906, aged 14. In 1911 his family lived at The Dell, Oulton Broad, and Garnett was a general engineer working for Brookes. 

On 27 February 1913 Garnett sailed from London, for Buenos Aires, Argentina, on the S.S. Highland Pride. He stated that his occupation was engineer. Garnett sailed from La Plata, Argentina, on the S.S. Highland Glen, and arrived at London on 25 July 1914.   

Garnett volunteered and enlisted in the 6th (Cyclist) Battalion Suffolk Regiment. He was promoted to Lance Corporal. On 28 July 1915 he was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant in the 4th Suffolk Regiment. In April 1916 he was serving with the 3/4th Battalion, at Halton, near Aylesbury, when he was cautioned for obstructing the highway with his motor-cycle. Garnett arrived in France on 30 May 1916 to join the 1/4th Battalion. 

The 1/4th Battalion War Diary has the following entry for 20 July 1916:

The battalion were relieved by the L.N.Lanc 56th Infantry Brigade, and returned to Shell Valley where improvements to trenches were continued. At 7 a.m. instructions were received to move to a position in the vicinity of the Cemetery in support of the 19th Infantry Brigade in an attack on High Wood and a German trench north of same. D Company was first sent forward, the remaining companies taking shelter and digging in. D Company with 2nd Argylls attempted to take a German string point, but this effort was held up by heavy machine-gun fire, and the Company returned to await darkness. At about 4.30 p.m. A and B Companies under Lieutenant Brown, were sent forward, but they also were compelled to retire. 

The Battalion's casualties were one officer, Garnett, killed and three officers wounded, and 32 other ranks killed.

Garnett is commemorated on Saint Margaret's War Memorial.