GOODMAN, William John
| Service Number: | 3520 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 17th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Christchurch, New Zealand, 3 December 1878 |
| Home Town: | Newtown (NSW), Inner West, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Tramway Signalling Worker |
| Died: | Died of wounds, France, 4 March 1917, aged 38 years |
| Cemetery: |
Dernancourt Communal Cemetery Extension |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Haymarket NSW Government Railway and Tramway Honour Board |
World War 1 Service
| 20 Dec 1915: | Involvement Private, 3520, 17th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Aeneas embarkation_ship_number: A60 public_note: '' | |
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| 20 Dec 1915: | Embarked Private, 3520, 17th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Aeneas, Sydney | |
| 28 Feb 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 3520, 17th Infantry Battalion, Died of wounds in France at a Casualty Clearing Station |
Great Sydney Central Station Honour Board
William John GOODMAN (Service Number 3520) was born in Christchurch, New Zealand, on 3 December 1878. He married in NSW in 1898. In December 1909 he joined the Interlocking [Signalling] Branch of the NSWGR&T at Sydney, as a labourer. In 1911 he was promoted to skilled labourer, and in 1912 to assistant sectionman.
In October 1915 he was released from duty to enlist in the AIF in Sydney.
On 28 February 1917 was wounded in France with a bomb, (ie grenade), wound to abdomen. He died of his wounds at a casualty clearing station on 4 March 1917. He was buried in Dernancourt Communal Cemetery Extension, two miles SSW of Albert.
Submitted 1 August 2023 by John Oakes
Biography contributed by John Oakes
William John GOODMAN (Service Number 3520) was born in Christchurch, New Zealand, on 3rd December 1878. He married in NSW in 1898. In December 1909 he joined the Interlocking [Signalling] Branch of the NSW Government Railways and Tramways at Sydney as a labourer. In 1911 he was promoted to skilled labourer, and in 1912 to assistant sectionman. In 1913 he was working on the signalling of the Tramways and was moved to Botany Road as assistant sectionman. In October 1915 he was released from duty to enlist in the AIF in Sydney.
He embarked from Sydney in December 1915, aboard HMAT ‘Aeneas’, with the 'Tramways Battalion’ of reinforcements especially recruited from the Tramways. He was sent to Egypt and joined the 17th Battalion there. In March 1916 he was sent with them to France.
On 28 February 1917 was wounded in the abdomen from a grenade.
He died of his wounds at a casualty clearing station on 4th March 1917. He was buried in Dernancourt Communal Cemetery Extension, two miles SSW of Albert. A war pension was granted to his widow.
- based on notes for the Great Sydney Central Station Honour Board