| Surname: | Godden |
| Initials: | E J |
| Rank: | Sergeant |
| Army Number: | 5496601 |
| Notes: | CMP. POW. Enlisted Hampshire Regiment later South Staffordshire Regiment, 20/3/41 Transferred to CMP. Captured Middle East. POW Italian POW Camp No. 73, Carpi (near Modena) Stalag VIA, Hohenstein, Hesse. 1/11/1946 to discharge. Casualty List 856/3 Middle East, missing believed POW, 27/5/1942. Casualty List 1064/13, Corrections, List 911, Middle East, previously reported missing on List 856 believed POW, 27/5/42 rank A/L/Cpl. Casualty List 1845, previously reported POW not now POW, previous list 911 (corrected by 1064 & 1451), Middle East. IGSM 1908, 2 x GSM 1918 Palestine. IGSM 1936. Medal card not found. Shown on RMP Nominal Roll 12/1952, Cpl. Questionnaire for Ex-POW, MI9/Gen/MI5-X. 1094951. , L/Cpl Godden, Edward John, decorations: IGSM clasp NW Frontier 1935 and 1937, General Service Medal 1918, clasp Palestine 1938. CMP, unit 13 Corps, born 3/3/17, enlisted 10/1/1933, 86 Tarring Road, Worthing, Sussex, captured El Adam, 27/5/42, wounded when captured No., Main POW Camps: RG.66, Capua, Italy, RG.68. Vetrela, Italy, 11/42 to 12/42, Pg 73, Carpi, Italy, 1/43 to 9/43, Stalag IVB, Muhlberg, Germany 24/9/43 to 14/10/43, Stalag IVA, Hohnstien, Germany 15/10/43 to 8/5/45, were you in a working camp? Naundord, 15/10/43 to 8/5/45, Copper Mine. did you suffer and serious injuries while PW: Malaria, recurring - 10 years, did you receive medical treatment: Yes, did you receive lectures in you unit on how to behave as a POW? Yes, Mychett, Aldershot, Sgt Cook, CMP, 1941. Edward John Godden. |
Decoration Record: | |
| Decoration: | General Service Medal 1918 (London Gazette: Medal Roll WO 100/541 Page: 09 April 8, 1948) |
| Citation: | Clasp: "Palestine 1945- 1948". Sgt. |
| Decoration: | General Service Medal 1918 (London Gazette: Medal Roll WO 100/505 Page: 365 April 15, 1940) |
| Citation: | Clasp: "Palestine 1936 - 1939". Serving with 1Bn Hampshire Regiment. |
| Decoration: | Indian General Service Medal 1908 - 1935 (London Gazette: WO 100/497 Page: 11 Nov. 10, 1936) |
| Citation: | Clasp: North West Frontier NW Frontier 1935, awarded as 5496601, Pte, E Godden, 1 Hampshire Regt. |
| Decoration: | Indian General Service Medal 1936 (London Gazette: WO 100/499 Page: 13 Nov. 27, 1938) |
| Citation: | Clasp N W Frontier, 1936-37 awarded as 5496601, Pte Godden, 1 Hampshire Regt. |
Prisoner of War Record: | |
| Imprisonment: | Stalag 4A GERMANY 🇩🇪 |