Goodchild enlisted in the British Army in 1899. When he transferred to the Royal Flying Corps in 1914 he received a new service number (25). On 1914-09-12 his aircraft suffered engine trouble and he and his observer AM J. Chilton forced-landed behind the German lines. He was a PoW for the rest of the war. Prevailing winds blowing from the west on the western front prevented them from gliding back across the lines.
Goodchild, Herbert (Flight Serjeant)
Prisoner of War unkown date

Birth Date: 1881
Born: ??, Kent, Engl;and
Parents:
Spouse: unmarried
Home: Isleham, Cambridgeshire, England
Enlistment:
Enlistment Date: 1914-December
Service
RFC
Unit
Sqn- Squadron (RFC)
Base
Rank
Flight Serjeant
Position
Serjeant Pilot
Service Numbers
25 RFC