Captain Roger Philip Goad GC. BEM (Gallery)
Captain Roger Philip Goad GC. BEM (Gallery)
29th August 1975
40 years old
Metropolitan Police
Following a telephone tip-off, police officers found a suspicious package placed in a shop doorway in Kensington Church Street in London. Captain Roger Goad was the senior bomb disposal expert on the scene. A bomb, fitted with an anti-handling device, had been placed by Provisional Irish Republican Army members. Goad attempted to defuse the bomb but it exploded, killing him instantly.
Memorial – Unveiled 29th June 2018 at Kensington Church Street, London
Unveiling Photos – 29th June 2018 at Kensington Church Street, London
Ceremony Programme
Links
The Comprehensive Guide to the Victoria & George Cross
http://www.vconline.org.uk/roger-p-goad-gc-bem/4589183028
Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roger_Goad_(explosives_officer)
Palace Barracks Memorial Garden
https://www.palacebarracksmemorialgarden.co.uk/captain-roger-goad-gc-bem/
Letters
Memorial Video
Unveiling of a War Memorial – 22nd September 2019 at Torpoint, Cornwall
The Trust attended to honour Captain Roger Goad GC. BEM at the Memorial and to see the Road that has been named after him. Roger’s brother Colin has recently joined other serviceman at The Royal Hospital Chelsea.
Location Map
Captain Roger Philip Goad GC. BEM (Gallery) Memorial plaque can be found on the column between numbers 227 and 229 Kensington High Street, Notting Hill. London.