Alfred Ernest GOODWIN

GOODWIN, Alfred Ernest

Service Numbers: 3337, 3337B
Enlisted: 13 July 1915, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW
Last Rank: Sergeant
Last Unit: 53rd Infantry Battalion
Born: Leichhardt, New South Wales, Australia, 1886
Home Town: Ryde, Ryde, New South Wales
Schooling: Leichhardt and Ryde Superior Public School, New South Wales
Occupation: Traveller
Died: Died of wounds, Villers-Bretonneux, France, 11 May 1918
Cemetery: Daours Communal Cemetery Extension, France
Plot 111, Row B, Grave 31 Commemorated in the Field of Mars Cemetery, Ryde, NSW, Daours Communal Cemetery Extension, Daours, Picardie, France
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ryde Public School Roll of Honour
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World War 1 Service

13 Jul 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3337, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW
5 Oct 1915: Involvement Private, 3337, 1st Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Themistocles embarkation_ship_number: A32 public_note: ''
5 Oct 1915: Embarked Private, 3337, 1st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Themistocles, Sydney
13 Feb 1916: Transferred AIF WW1, 53rd Infantry Battalion, Transferred from 1st Battalion to the 53rd Battalion at Tel-el-Kebir
8 May 1916: Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 53rd Infantry Battalion, Promoted at Ismailia with the re-allocated number of 3337B
31 Aug 1916: Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Sergeant, 53rd Infantry Battalion, In the field
20 Oct 1916: Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 53rd Infantry Battalion, In the field
12 May 1917: Wounded AIF WW1, Sergeant, 3337, 53rd Infantry Battalion, Shell wound to the right leg and evacuated to England on 18 May 1917
11 May 1918: Wounded AIF WW1, Sergeant, 3337, 53rd Infantry Battalion, Wounded 2nd occasion. Shell wound to the right leg
11 May 1918: Involvement Sergeant, 3337B, 53rd Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3337B awm_unit: 53rd Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Sergeant awm_died_date: 1918-05-11

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Biography contributed by Carol Foster

Son of Andrew Isaac Goodwin and Sarah ElizabethGoodwin of 'Kurrajong' Belmore Street, Ryde, NSW; brother of H.W. Goodwin and  George Victor Goodwin who was killed in action on 7 August 1915 whilse serving with the 3rd Battalion

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