Drawings of Arnhem By Vince Goodwin B Coy 2para

Discussion in 'Airborne' started by kingarthur, Sep 24, 2011.

  1. markinbelfast

    markinbelfast Senior Member

    Have a great pic I took of Vince 2 years ago if you need it.
     
  2. Owen

    Owen -- --- -.. MOD

    Owen in answer to your question,I've been told that the pictures were drawn by Vince shortly after he arrive back home to blighty
    Cheers, I was wondering how fresh in his mind the images were when he drew them.
     
  3. kingarthur

    kingarthur Well-Known Member

    Cheers, I was wondering how fresh in his mind the images were when he drew them.


    I would say the images where still quite vivid in his mind at that time.
     
  4. markinbelfast

    markinbelfast Senior Member

  5. kingarthur

    kingarthur Well-Known Member

  6. carl_goodwin

    carl_goodwin Junior Member

    I've just come across this link while browsing the Internet. Vince was my grandad, reading all these comments about him and his pictures is amazing. I also have a copy of all the pictures and he used to tell the full story behind each one. He talked about them like it was just that week it happened.
     
  7. TomTAS

    TomTAS Very Senior Member

    Hi Carl,

    Welcome to the forum nice to see you got to hear the storys behind the drawings...

    Cheers
    Tom
     
  8. sjkeno

    sjkeno Junior Member

    Really sad to hear about the passing of Vince Goodwin. Myself and 3 buddies had the honour of meeting Vince at Arnhem in Sept 2008. Vince was kind enough not only to show us his drawings, but also to give us the story behind each one.

    I am sure I recollect Vince telling us that he had done the drawings during his time as a PoW, and that they were charcoal drawings. He went on to say that he had to keep them hidden during his time as a PoW, as being found with drawings, or similar type of materials would have resulted in certain punishment.

    Vince had us enthralled with his drawings, and the stories behind them for quite a considerable time, and we were glued to every word. At one point, Vince broke off from his story telling and said " I do hope I am not boring you guys or holding you back from something". I don't think for one minute Vince had any concept of how fascinated and honoured we were to be hearing his story first hand.

    I would love to see all the drawings again and perhaps relate the stories Vince told us behind the drawings.

    Regards

    Keno
     
  9. vincesgrandaughter

    vincesgrandaughter Junior Member

    I came across this link while searching the Internet. Im vinces grandaughter and to see how his drawings and his stories have touched not just his family but other people to is just amazing. He was such an inspiration to others and loved by everyone x
     
  10. teletypeman

    teletypeman Senior Member

    I viewed these when I first came to the Forum. Vince had a real talent. Thanks for sharing. Family could/should consider marketing copies. I would consider buying a few. I like Military Art.
    Regards
    Ttyman
     
  11. Shanap

    Shanap New Member

    Vince was the QM at the boarding school I went to (Gordon Boys), and one of the best grown-ups I remember from my time there. He used to regail us with his tales from the war and for a comic obsessed kid like myself it was like having a living legend around all the time. He used to run the cadets and looked after the armoury and shooting range. But the best memory I have of him was that when the cook messed up one evening and ran out of food, Vince opened up the tuck shop and dished out free crisps and mars bars to those boys who'd missed out on their supper. He uses to do the scene painting on the stage whenever we had a school play, I loved the way he'd add the odd flourish, like paint a wristwatch on a 17th century sailor. He spoke about how he learnt his drawing techniques whilst he was a PoW, just to pass the time. I'm really glad to here he lived to a ripe old age and I'll raise a glass to him this evening.
     
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  12. Cee

    Cee Senior Member Patron

    Shanap,

    Just a wonderful memory of Vince Goodwin, thanks so much for posting!

    Regards ...
     
  13. Bernard85

    Bernard85 WW2 Veteran WW2 Veteran

    good evening kingarthur.sep 24.2011.06:12pm.re:drawings of Arnhem by vince Goodwin.b coy 2para..great pictures.and done under battle conditions.thank you for posting.regards bernard85
     
  14. paul hammersley

    paul hammersley New Member

    vince was my neighbour for many year's, really nice bloke, he painted a few picture's for me, not of his war experience's though, after he past away my wife and i used to regularly pop in on shelia, his wife, one day we were talking about vince's time in the p.o.w camp, sheila then brought out lot's of drawing's he did in the camp, along with some note's about his experience's, i mentioned to sheila that they should be published, and as far as i know, they were given to an officer of vince's regiment, sadly, sheila past away a few year's ago, and i have no idea if the picture's were ever published,
    one stoty he told me about arnhem, was when he was wounded by a german grenade, and taken prisoner, a dutch doctor took out all the big bit's of shrapnel, about 5 year's before he died, he went into hospital, seem's like the dutch doctor missed a bit, anyway, he had it removed, and kept it in a glass bottle, which he delighted in showing me,
    could'nt have asked for a nicer neighbour,
     

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