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Gould, C.V., Major, 1917
In Klein-Viierstraat British Cemetery is the Commonwealth War Grave of Major Chalkley Vivian Gould, serving with the Royal Field Artillery who died 09/06/1917.

The following has been transcribed from The Northerner, Vol. XVII, no. 2, April, 1918, p.2 by Tony Harding:

Gould, Chalkley Vivian, Major, Royal Field Artillery, killed in action, was 37 years of age, and had studied mining at Armstrong College, Newcastle, obtaining the degree of B.Sc. at Durham in 1902.He spent a number of years in the United States at his profession, and joined the Army in October, 1914, being gazetted second-lieutenant the following month. Major Gould was a great-grandson of Commodore Pearce, who fought and died with Nelson.

Chalkley Vivian Gould is remembered in Newcastle on NUT063


The CWGC entry for Major Gould

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