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Drummnd Goss as a member of the Teaching Staff

He was born on the 12th September 1891 at 8 Wadham Terrace, South Shields, the eldest son of two boys to Ralph Carnaby Goss, [born on the 18th June 1867, at 25 Green Street, Westoe, baptised at St. Hildas, South Shields, on the 8th September 1867, died 12th October 1941], a solicitors clerk, [son of Ann Melvin Carnaby, born 30th July 1837 and Charles Kidd Goss, born 1827, died 1877], and Eliza Scott Goss, nee Geddes [born 1865, South Shields, died 31st October 1950], they were married in October 1890. His younger brother Trevor Goss who was born on the 20th June 1898, also at 8 Wadham Terrace, South Shields.

They all resided at 8 Wadham Terrace, South Shields. Drummond was described as a Theological student with the Church of England in 1911.

In 1891 the parents were residing at 7 Wesley Street, Westoe, South Shields. By 1939 they were residing at 3 St Georges Villas, East Boldon, Durham. In 1894 his father Ralph Carnaby Goss was working at 74 Stanhope Road as a Clerk.

In 1911, Drummond Goss was a student at St. Chad's Hostel at Hooton Pagnell, near Doncaster, prior to joining St. Chad's Hall in the Michaelmas term of 1912, as a Student of Arts. The Hostel was used as a vehicle to prepare candidates for entry to St. Chad's Hall.

The Calendar says "This Hall [St Chad's] was opened in the Michaelmas Term, 1904, for the reception of Students in Theology, Arts or Letters, but primarily for the training of Candidates for Holy Orders who are of limited means."

Mr Goss was a Student at St. Chad's Hall from Michaelmas term 1912 until Easter term 1914. He was not a member of the OTC whilst at Durham. He attended the Royal Field Artillery School at Larkhill on Salisbury Plain in 1918, before he was gazetted.

Drummond Goss was residing at 'Angrove' House, 3 St George's Villa, East Boldon in one bedroom, fully furnished, when he enlisted. The house was owned by his parents who also resided there with the two sons.

Trevor Goss the younger brother was educated at the St Mary's Church of England primary school, at Tyne Dock, from the 2nd February 1903 to the 10th September 1909, prior to going to the Grammar School. He married a Grace Stoddart, [born 21st April 1901], in 1925. He was by 1939 residing at 14 St George's Villa, East Boldon, his profession was described as a Surveyor and Architect employed with the then Boldon Urban District Council, he was also an A.R.P., controller within the Council.

Drummond Goss had enlisted in the 20th Hussars as a private on the 22nd September 1914, before being sent to France on the 18th February 1915. Then from the 26th April 1918, he was gazetted to become a temporary 2nd Lieutenant, from an Officer cadet, from the R.F.A., School at Larkhill, Salisbury Plain, into the Royal Field Artillery.

He was awarded the Victory and War Medals which were sent to 'Angrove', 3 St Georges Villas, East Boldon.

Drummond Goss was married at Wood Ditton, Newmarket on the 2nd August 1934 to Georgina Alicia [nee Barnes], born Cumbria 5th May 1901, [daughter of Robert Hartley Barnes, born 7th September 1869, and his wife Clarence Jane Seaton Dent, born 1875, died 2nd February 1950]. Her father Robert Hartley Barnes, a Confectioner, re-enlisted in WW1 in 1915, then residing at 1 Kings Arm Lane, Carlisle, in to the Border Regiment at 45 years of age and survived the War to be discharged as a Class 'Z' Reservist in 1919, [he had previously been in the Coldstream Guards for ten years before the war], he had passed away by the time she was married.

Drummond was a principal of a preparatory school - Emerson Park School at Hornchurch.

In 1939, Drummond Goss a school master was residing at 11a Parkstone Avenue, Hornchurch, Essex, with his wife Georgina Alicia Goss.

Drummond Goss died on the 16th January 1961 aged 69 at the City General Hospital, Carlisle. By this time he was residing at 19 Kells Place, Stanwix, Carlisle. He left to his widow Georgina Alicia Goss, £3146 14s 4d.

Drummond's father died 12th October 1941, leaving effects of £1966 16s 8d to his widow Eliza Scott Goss, 28th January 1942. Eliza died aged 85 on the 31st October 1950.

Drummond Goss is remembered at West Boldon in W99.06a on page 7, next to his brother, also at Durham in D47.151 page 36.

NB. The father R.C. Goss has his name in the remembrance book at Boldon, he did not serve in the forces during the war.

Acknowledgement : Pauline Walden, Frank Hodgson