Goodrun Arthur Edward Gunner 5832999
Personnel Entry
Name Goodrun Arthur Edward
Army number 5832999
Rank Gunner
Decorations None known beyond Service Awards
Date of birth Not yet ascertained.
Age (At time of death). Not yet known.
Unit Enlisted 24/6/1940 in the Suffolk Regiment and underwent Basic Training. Posted to the ? Battalion. Transferred to the Royal Artillery 6/5/1941 and posted to the 5/3rd Maritime Regiment. Posted to the 54th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment 9/12/1942 or 10/12/1942. Posted to the 84th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment 19/12/1942. Posted to the 94th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment 9/1/1943. Posted to the 89th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment 9/2/1943. Posted to 31st Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment 23/2/1943. Posted 54th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment 16/3/1943. Posted to 108th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment 5/4/1943. Posted to 120th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment 7/5/1943. Posted 119th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment 15/6/1943. Posted to 110th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment 30/7/1943. Posted to 148th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment 10/8/1943. Posted 127th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment 2/11/1943. Posted to the 9th Reserve Anti-Aircraft Regiment 8/12/1943. Posted to the B Battery Depot 31/1/1944. Posted to the 8th Anti-Aircraft Reserve REgiment 15/2/1944. Posted to the 2nd Royal Artillery Training Regiment (Light Anti-Aircraft) 7/3/1944. Posted to 8th Royal Artillery P/C (Light Anti-Aircraft) 9/5/1944. Posted to Training Regiment (Mobile) 22/5/1944. Posted ERE List 8th Royal Artillery Reserve Regiment 12/10/1944. Posted to No. 176 PoW Camp 27/10/1944. Posted to the C Depot 12/1/1945. Posted to 8th Royal Artillery Reserve Regiment 20/4/1945. Posted P/A ASTU (Leeds) 10/5/1945. Posted to P/A School of Infantry - NCO's Wing 17/6/1945. A Release 9/1/1946. Relegated to the Z (T) Reserve 4/3/1946. Demobilised.
Company/Battery Not yet known.
Platoon or other sub-unit Not yet known.
Task or role Details awaited.
Joined Brigade Not yet known.
Promotions None known.
Wounded Not so far as is known.
Prisoner of War Not so far as is known.
Died/Killed in action Date of death not yet ascertained.
Home address No family information yet.
Source table
Information on this Page has been extracted from the Royal Artillery Tracer Card found for this soldier on Ancestry.co.uk The large range of postings suggest that Goodrun may have been a peripatetic trainer or Inspector of some kind - family information would be valuable in clarifying his role.
