Victor Goss was one of the five officers seconded to provide training to Aux Units in August 1940. While the others seem to have quickly returned to regimental duties, Victor Goss took over from Captain The Lord Ashley on 21 Jun 1941. Possibly he had remained with Auxiliary Units in Dorset as Scout Section Officer since late 1940, which would explain his selection as Intelligence Officer.
He returned to the Grenadier Guards and fought in North Africa, being killed in in fighting there.
| Unit or location | Role | Posted from | until |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Dorset Scout Section | Scout Section Commander | 01 Aug 1940 | 21 Jun 1941 |
| Bingham's Melcombe House, Dorset | Intelligence Officer | 21 Jun 1941 | 29 Jan 1942 |
| Dorset | Intelligence Officer | 21 Jun 1941 | 29 Jan 1942 |
Rugby School, Trinity College, Cambridge
May 1940
2nd Battalion Grenadier Guards British Expeditionary Force
1 May 1940
Advanced in Belgium, evacuated from La Panne 3 weeks later
August 1940
Seconded to Auxiliary Units
Initially for training, then possibly Scout Section Officer
Intelligence Officer Dorset
1942
Syria 6th Grenadier Guards, North Africa
February 1943
Mareth Line Tunisia with 6th Battalion Grenadier Guards
Born in Grimsby
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