GODRICH, Sydney Alfred Alexander
| Service Number: | 557 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 38th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Clapham, London, England, 17 July 1893 |
| Home Town: | Nanneella South, Campaspe, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Worksop College, England |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Villers-Bretonneux, France, 9 August 1918, aged 25 years |
| Cemetery: |
Heath Cemetery, Picardie, France Grave III. B. 14. |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 20 Jun 1916: | Involvement Lance Corporal, 557, 38th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Runic embarkation_ship_number: A54 public_note: '' | |
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| 20 Jun 1916: | Embarked Lance Corporal, 557, 38th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Runic, Melbourne |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
Alfred, the forename he chose over Sydney, was the third son of Frederick William Barnard Godrich, a civil servant and Julia Maria Muriel Godrich, of 3 Windsor Road, Denmark Hill. He was baptised at Holy Trinity Church Clapham on 11th August 1893. The address of the family on the baptism register was 10 Fitzwilliam Road. Frederick and Julia had four other children- Edward, Amy, John Fred, Alice Sophia Godrich.
Frederick was the holder of the I.S.O.[ Imperial Service Order] and he and Julia lived at one time at "Montrose," 49, Fontenoy Rd., Balham, London, England.
Age on arrival in Australia-22
Age at embarkation-22
Previous military service-Served in Cadet Corps, Worksop.
Enlistment date-11 March 1916
He attended St Cutherbert's College, Sparken Hill, Worksop, between 1907 and 1909. In 1911 he was an apprentice in a drapery warehouse. He was also training for the ministry.
Alfred enlisted in the Australian Infantry and served with the 7th battalion. He embarked on HMAT Runic which sailed from Melbourne on 20th June 1916 bound for the Western Front.
He is remembered on the Memorial to the fallen of Worksop College at the college.
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