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I have not heard these names mentioned by my family

Are either of these linked to your family?

Births Sep 1919
Goddard Leslie M ...Parkin Swansea 11a 2043

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Births Dec 1920
Goddard Lavinia M ...Parkin Pontefract 9c 209

My dads father is Joseph Parkin Goddard I can only find him registered as Joseph Parkin in Chapletown Sheffield in 1899 in births

Right
Let's start from another angle....
When was your Dad's father born... and where?
Do you know his parents?


Gwyn

this is why I cannot find him because I am sure my dad as got it wrong, I am sure Benjamin is not the youngest but I cannot find his birth record

Born abt 1906 he would only have been 12 when World War 1 ended.

...Something doesn't add up here.


Gwyn

His parents were definately from the sheffield area and my dad is positive it is chapletown, sheffield

Benjamin was reported to have died aged 22 his oldest brother Joseph was born in 1899 and Benjamin was the youngest of 7. So if his mum had 1 child a year I am estimating his date of birth as 1906.

could be the second one I posted then??

His mothers maiden names was parkin and she came from chapletown in sheffield, his Dad was Charles Benjamin Goddard or could have been Benjamin Charles Goddard

and this one!!
Name: GODDARD, BENJAMIN JOHN
Initials: B J
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Private
Regiment/Service: King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment)
Unit Text: 8th Bn.
Age: 19
Date of Death: 27/08/1918
Service No: 41643
Additional information: Son of Mr. and Mrs. B. Goddard, of 45, Swinnerton St., Homerton, London.
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: A. 4.
Cemetery: LIGNY-SUR-CANCHE BRITISH CEMETERY

From the Commonwealth War Graves site....
Is this the right one?


Name: GODDARD, BENJAMIN
Initials: B
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Private
Regiment/Service: Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment)
Unit Text: 12th Bn.
Age: 33
Date of Death: 24/06/1917
Service No: 14321
Additional information: Son of Joel Goddard, of 3, Joel's Row, Lower Hipper St., Chesterfield; husband of Sarah Goddard, of 41, Westlea Cottages, Clown, Chesterfield.
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: Panel 39 and 41.
Memorial: YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL


Gwyn

theres this one on CWCG site

GODDARD, BENJAMIN
Initials: B
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Private
Regiment/Service: Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment)
Unit Text: 12th Bn.
Age: 33
Date of Death: 24/06/1917
Service No: 14321
Additional information: Son of Joel Goddard, of 3, Joel's Row, Lower Hipper St., Chesterfield; husband of Sarah Goddard, of 41, Westlea Cottages, Clown, Chesterfield.
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: Panel 39 and 41.
Memorial: YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL

Thank you Jean I am still searching with no success.

do you have any further info on him .Fathers name etc

This is the only one listed under that name, as you can see, there are 33 images.
Ancestry is playing up a bit at the minute, but i'll check the images later, unless someone gets to it first

British Army WWI Pension Records 1914-1920 British Army WWI Pension Records 1914-1920
Name: Benjamin Goddard
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1892
Age at enlistment: 22
Birth County: York
Document Year: 1914
Regimental Number: 376
Number of Images: 33

Jean xx

My Dad's Uncle Benjamin (parkin)? Goddard was killed in the WW1 but not sure where. I have never found any records of him so I wonder if my Dad as again been misinformed.