James Henry Gouldby

A Second Lieutenant with 5th Battalion (Territorial) attached 7th Battalion Lincolnshire Regiment, James died on 25th of August 1918 at the age of 24. 

James was born at Lowestoft in 1891, a son of William and Helena Clara Gouldby. He was baptised at Saint Margaret's Church, Lowestoft, on 21 April 1895 and his family lived at 239 Raglan Street. In 1901 they lived at 67 Raglan Street. By 1911 they were living at 133 Clapham Road and James was an assistant in his father's business as a Hay and Corn Merchant. 

James served with the 1/1st Suffolk Yeomanry. 

On 19 August 1915 James married Kathleen Reid at Saint Margaret's Church, Lowestoft. James was a Sergeant serving with the Suffolk Yeomanry, stationed at Woodbridge, and Kathleen lived at Brandon House, Old Nelson Street, Lowestoft. 

James arrived in Gallipoli on 8 October 1915. He was wounded and his name appears in the War Office Daily List of 30 November 1915. 

James was commissioned in the Lincolnshire Regiment on 27 March 1917. It seems that he was commissioned into the 5th Battalion (it is note clear whether this was the 1/5th, 2/5th or 3/5th) and then attached to the 7th Battalion in France.  

On 25 August 1918 the 7th Battalion took up positions north-west of Martinpuich in readiness for an attack. They were held up by machine-gun fire. By 12.30 they had advanced from line M.28 a and c to M.23c/M.29 a and c. James was killed during this this advance.  

Note because of an error he had also bee commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial and some official records incorrectly give his date of death as 25 August 1916.