GOODFELLOW, John Branxton
| Service Numbers: | 1916, Q201242 |
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| Enlisted: | 17 January 1916, Brisbane |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd (QLD) Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps (VDC) |
| Born: | Branxton, New South Wales, Australia, 29 September 1895 |
| Home Town: | Kallangur, Moreton Bay, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Unknown |
| Occupation: | Plumber & Farmer |
| Died: | Illness, Brisbane, Queensland, 18 June 1975, aged 79 years |
| Cemetery: |
Mount Thompson Memorial Gardens & Crematorium, Queensland |
| Memorials: | Woody Point Honour Roll |
World War 1 Service
| 17 Jan 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1916, 49th Infantry Battalion, Brisbane | |
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| 1 May 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1916, 49th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Clan McGillivray embarkation_ship_number: A46 public_note: '' | |
| 1 May 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1916, 49th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Clan McGillivray, Brisbane | |
| 23 Sep 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, 41st Infantry Battalion | |
| 28 Mar 1919: | Involvement AIF WW1, Corporal, 1916, 41st Infantry Battalion, Returned to Australia & discharged |
World War 2 Service
| 18 May 1942: | Involvement Q201242, not allocated Enlistment Register | |
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| 18 May 1942: | Enlisted Australian Army (Post WW2), Private, Q201242, 2nd (QLD) Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps (VDC), Redcliffe, Queensland | |
| 18 May 1942: | Enlisted Q201242 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Elizabeth Allen
John Branxton GOODFELLOW was born on 29th September, 1895 in Branxton, New South Wales (registered in Burwood, Sydney)
His parents were John GOODFELLOW and Ellen (Nellie) KENT
He served in WW1 with the 49th Infantry Battalion & was wounded three times and invalided back to Australia on 28th March, 1919 and was discharged
John married Violet Muriel ROSSITER on 13th April, 1921 in Queensland - 6 known children
He enlisted to serve in WW2 on 18th May, 1942 with the 2nd Battalion of the Volunteer Defence Corp in Queensland
He died on 18th June 1975 & was cremated at the Mount Thompson Crematorium in Queensland
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