First Writer 347124 Harry GOODGER

First Writer 347124 Harry Goodger{gallery}First Writer H Goodger{/gallery}HMS Princess Irene, an auxiliary minelaying  Royal Navy ship.
Died in an explosion on board ship off Sheerness, Kent, 27th May 1915, aged 30

• Buried: Gillingham Woodlands Cemetery, Kent. Grave Naval.20.1028S
  
• Awarded 1915 Star, British War and Victory Medals
• Son of George and Emma Goodger of Dunton, Curdworth
• NNWFHS Memorial: Curdworth
  

Links to Relevant Information

• CWGC Page for First Writer Goodger
• NNWFHS Curdworth War Memorial Page
• Gillingham Woodlands Cemetery
• HMS Princess Irene
• Rainham History Society Article on HMS Princess Irene

Military, Census and Family History Information

• Born 15 Apr 1885 in Dudley (Roseville)
  
• Employed as a pupil teacher [1904]
  
• Enlisted 2 Nov 1904
  
• First Served on HMS Firequeen and on 15 ships in total [See Image Above]
  
• A First Writer was an accountant with the rank equivalent to a Petty Officer [See Image Above]