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PHILIP GODSAL

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Surname: GODSAL
Forename: PHILIP
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Date of Birth 1886
Place of BirthSturminster Marshall
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Family (parents and grandparents)Son of Philip and Ellen (nee Parke) Godsal
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NotesSurvived the war. Served in Home Guard in WWII
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Other service detailsDisembarked in France 14 Aug 1914. Received injury to thigh during retreat from Mons and was captured by the Germans and taken to prisoner of war camp in Germany 26 Aug 1914. On 20 Mar 1917 he escaped from POW Camp and made his way succesfully back to England arriving on 5 Apr 1917. In 1918 Philip served in Palestine with 23rd London Regiment.
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Service facts1908 Captain 1911 Private secretary to Sir Watkin Williams Wynn
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