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GOAD, John Wyatt Earnest
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 3288 |
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| Enlisted: | 7 July 1915, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 5th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Ballarat, Vic., 1893 |
| Home Town: | Ballarat, Central Highlands, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Storeman |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 25 July 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 7 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3288, 5th Infantry Battalion, Victoria | |
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| 11 Oct 1915: | Involvement Private, 3288, 5th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Nestor embarkation_ship_number: A71 public_note: '' | |
| 11 Oct 1915: | Embarked Private, 3288, 5th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Nestor, Melbourne |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of J H Goad, 310 Macarthur Street, Ballarat, Victoria
GOAD.—Killed in action at Pozieres, 25th of July, 1916 (prev. reported missing), Private John Earnest Wyatt Goad (Jack), dearly loved and only son of Mr. and Mrs. H. Goad, "Mingilla," Macarthur street, Ballarat, loved brother of Annie and Merle, aged 23 years.
"Our hero."
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