Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

A Second War ‘North West Europe’ O.B.E. group of nine awarded to Colonel H. T. Goodeve, Royal Canadian Army Pay Corps

The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, O.B.E. (Military) Officer’s 2nd type, breast badge; British War and Victory Medals (Major H. T. Goodeve.); 1939-45 Star; France and Germany Star; Defence Medal, Canadian issue in silver; Canadian Volunteer Service Medal, with overseas clasp; War Medal 1939-45, Canadian issue in silver; Coronation 1937, unnamed as issued, mounted as originally worn, generally very fine (9) £280-£340

O.B.E. London Gazette 1 February 1945 (North West Europe).

M.I.D. London Gazette 26 October 1916.

Henry Tatham Goodeve was born in Chesley Ontario Canada in January 1888. He was the son of Arthur S. Goodeve, Railway Commissioner, Grand Trunk Railway, and was employed as a Broker. Goodeve served for 6 years with 102nd Regiment, Rocky Mountain Rangers prior to serving with the Royal Canadian Army Pay Corps during the Great War. He advanced to Colonel and served during the Second World War.

Goodeve had two brothers, who also served during the Great War - Lieutenant Arthur Erskine Goodeve, who served with the PPCLI, and was killed in action at Courcelette, 17 September 1916; and Lieutenant Stewart Marcon Goodeve, who served with the Royal Flying Corps, and was killed in action, 20 November 1917.