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Warman, Saskatchewan
Our Story:
Claud Thomas Gooding, 1891-1960, was born in Somerset, England. He first came to Canada in 1913, to work on a dairy farm in Salmon Arm, B.C. When war broke out in 1914, he enlisted in the Canadian Army to serve his native country, England. He was in the Signal Corps, and attained the rank of Sergeant-Major. He fought at Vimy Ridge and The Somme, as well as other battlefields in France.
In September, 1918 he married Mabel Hannaford, a long time girlfriend, in England.
Claud and Mabel emigrated to Canada and Saskatchewan in 1919. They obtained a ...more Story
Related Links:
Western Development Museum
Contact:
Phyllis Smith
517 Bate Crescent
Saskatoon SK S7H 3A6
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