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GODWARD, John Albert Clarence
Personal Details
Service Number: | 2214 |
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Enlisted: | 26 September 1916, Melbourne, Vic. |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 24th Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Loddon Vale, Victoria, Australia, 1892 |
Home Town: | Pyramid Hill, Loddon, Victoria |
Schooling: | Hawkinston State School, Victoria, Australia |
Occupation: | Farmer |
Died: | Died of Wounds, Villers-Bretonneux, France, 3 August 1918 |
Cemetery: |
Crouy British Cemetery, Crouy-sur-Somme Plot IV, Row D, Grave No. 6, |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
26 Sep 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, SN 2214, 13th Light Horse Regiment, Melbourne, Vic. | |
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17 Jan 1917: | Involvement Private, SN 2214, 13th Light Horse Regiment | |
17 Jan 1917: | Embarked Private, SN 2214, 13th Light Horse Regiment, RMS Omrah, Melbourne | |
9 Jul 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 24th Infantry Battalion, Belgium | |
22 Mar 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, SN 2214, 24th Infantry Battalion, German Spring Offensive 1918, Gas poisoning. Evacuated to hospital (France). Rejoined unit 4 May 1918. | |
19 May 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, SN 2214, 24th Infantry Battalion, Dernancourt/Ancre | |
4 Jul 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, SN 2214, 24th Infantry Battalion, Le Hamel - Blueprint for Victory | |
1 Aug 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, SN 2214, 24th Infantry Battalion, Severe SW to head. Evacuated to 5th CCS however died of wounds the next day 2 August 1918. | |
2 Aug 1918: | Involvement Private, SN 2214, 24th Infantry Battalion |
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