Arthur Frederick GOLDNEY

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GOLDNEY, Arthur Frederick

Service Number:	3325
Enlisted:	9 June 1915, Enlisted at Keswick, SA
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	50th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Balaklava, South Australia, 13 September 1886
Home Town:	Northfield (Yatala), Port Adelaide Enfield, South Australia
Schooling:	Northfield Public School, South Australia
Occupation:	Horse Driver
Died:	Killed in Action, Pozieres Somme Sector, France, 16 August 1916, aged 29 years
Cemetery:	AIF Burial Ground, Grass Lane, Flers Plot XV, Row O, Grave 23 Headstone inscription reads He fell fighting bravely, AIF Burial Ground, Flers, Picardie, France
Memorials:	Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Salisbury & District Roll of Honour, Salisbury Eternal Flame Honour Board, Salisbury War Memorial

World War 1 Service

9 Jun 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3325, 10th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Keswick, SA
27 Oct 1915:	Involvement Private, 3325, 10th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Benalla embarkation_ship_number: A24 public_note: ''
27 Oct 1915:	Embarked Private, 3325, 10th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Benalla, Adelaide
26 Feb 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 50th Infantry Battalion, Transferred from the 10th Battalion to the 50th Battalion at Tel-el-Kebir
16 Aug 1916:	Involvement Private, 3325, 50th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3325 awm_unit: 50 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-08-16

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Biography contributed by Carol Foster

Son of Henry Frederick Goldney and Isabella de Brett Blinkinsop Goldney nee Loader of Northfield, SA.

Brother of Reginald John Goldney who returned to Australia on 13 July 1919 having served with the 27th Battalion; Evelyn Annette Goldney, William Goldney, Victor Henry Goldney who returned to Australia on 27 September 1917 having served with the 32nd Battalaion; Claude William Goldney, Florence Isabel Goldney, Clara Viloet Goldney, Albert Philip Goldney, Robert George Goldney and Rosabella May Goldney

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

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