Harry Matthew GOULD

GOULD, Harry Matthew

Service Numbers: 51111, NX45953
Enlisted: 17 January 1918, Enlisted Goulburn NSW allocated to A Company 1st Infantry Depot Bn Liverpool Camp and Re attested 3rd April 1918
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: General / Motor Transport Company/ies (WW2)
Born: Cowra, New South Wales, Australia, 7 June 1899
Home Town: Mayfield East, Newcastle, New South Wales
Schooling: Goulburn Public School, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation: Fitters Assitant
Died: Dysentery whilst a prisoner of the Japanese, Burma, 22 January 1944, aged 44 years
Cemetery: Kanchanaburi War Cemetery
Grave 1E 65
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial, Goulburn District Railway Employees Great War Honour Roll
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World War 1 Service

17 Jan 1918: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 51111, 1st to 15th (NSW) Reinforcements, Enlisted Goulburn NSW allocated to A Company 1st Infantry Depot Bn Liverpool Camp and Re attested 3rd April 1918
19 Jun 1918: Embarked Private, 51111, 1st to 15th (NSW) Reinforcements, SS Field Marshal, Sydney
19 Jun 1918: Involvement Private, 51111, 1st to 15th (NSW) Reinforcements, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '20' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: SS Field Marshal embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: ''
26 Aug 1918: Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 2nd Infantry Battalion, Allocated to reinforce 2nd Infantry Battalion from 11th Training Bn UK
3 Dec 1918: Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 2nd Infantry Battalion, Taken on Strength of the 2nd Battalion in the field France
28 Jan 1919: Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 1st Division Headquarters, Attached 1st Division Ordinance Depot France for duty
23 Jul 1919: Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 51111, 2nd Infantry Battalion, RTA 2MD Sydney termination Period of Enlistment on HT Suevic
26 Sep 1919: Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 51111, 2nd Infantry Battalion, Discharged 2MD Sydney termination Period of Enlistment

World War 2 Service

28 Jun 1940: Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, NX45953, General / Motor Transport Company/ies (WW2)
28 Jun 1940: Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, NX45953

World War 1 Service

27 Aug 1940: Transferred Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, 1st Infantry Training Battalion, Taken on Strength of Unit in the field Tamworth NSW for duty.

World War 2 Service

22 Nov 1940: Transferred Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, 2nd/30th Infantry Battalion, Taken on Strength of the Battalion in the field Tamworth NSW for duty
6 Mar 1941: Transferred Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, General / Motor Transport Company/ies (WW2), Taken on Strength of the unit in the field Liverpool NSW for duty
11 Feb 1942: Transferred Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, Java Task Force, Embarked Singapore disembarked Java 11th February 1942
6 Sep 1942: Transferred Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, Java Task Force, Reported Missing Java 7th March 1942 Confirmed POW via Japanese Radio Message 6th September 1942
23 Aug 1943: Transferred Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, General / Motor Transport Company/ies (WW2), Allocated to L Force POW Changi Singapore 23August 1943 for Thailand for work camp as POW Thai Burma Railway
22 Jan 1944: Involvement Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, NX45953, 3rd Motor Transport Company
22 Jan 1944: Wounded Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, NX45953, General / Motor Transport Company/ies (WW2), Reported Died of disease Dysentery in Burma on or around 1st December 1943 Confirmed by court of inquiry 22 January 1944

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Biography contributed by VWM Australia

Australia, Birth Index, 1788-1922

Name Harry M Gould
Birth Date 1899
Birth Place New South Wales
Registration Year 1899
Registration Place Cowra, New South Wales, Australia
Father Walter E Gould
Mother Sarah Gould
Registration Number 20377