GOLDSMITH, Raymond Leslie
| Service Number: | 1537 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 29 August 1914, Kensington, New South Wales |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 3rd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Maitland, New South Wales, Australia, November 1893 |
| Home Town: | Wyong, Wyong Shire, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Wyong public School, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Railway labourer |
| Died: | Died of wounds, Gallipoli, Turkey, 1 August 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
Beach Cemetery - ANZAC Cove |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Haymarket NSW Government Railway and Tramway Honour Board, Wyong Creek Public School Roll of Honor, Wyong War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 29 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1537, Kensington, New South Wales | |
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| 20 Oct 1914: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1537, 3rd Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: '' | |
| 20 Oct 1914: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1537, 3rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Sydney | |
| 25 Apr 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1537, 3rd Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
| 9 Jun 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 1537, 3rd Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, GSW (right shoulder) | |
| 25 Jul 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 1537, 3rd Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, 2nd occasion - Shell wound (head) |
Great Sydney Central Station Honour Board
Raymond Leslie GOLDSMITH (Service Number 1537) was born near Maitland in 1893. A labourer, just over six feet in height, and ‘always a keen sport, indulging a good deal in football and fishing’, he was employed by the NSWGR on the duplication works at Yass. In August 1914 he enlisted in the AIF at Kensington, writing to his parents ‘My great grandfather fought for us in the Crimean War, and I deem it my duty to help the Empire.’
He was wounded in action on 25 July (shell wound to head). He died of his wounds on 1 August 1915, and was buried in Beach Cemetery, at the S point of Anzac Cove.
Submitted 29 July 2023 by John Oakes
Biography contributed by John Oakes
Raymond Leslie GOLDSMITH (Service Number 1537) was born near Maitland in 1893. He was a labourer, just over six feet in height. He was ‘always a keen sport, indulging a good deal in football and fishing’. He was employed by the NSW Government Railways on the duplication works at Yass. In August 1914 he enlisted in the AIF at Kensington. He wrote to his parents: ‘My great grandfather fought for us in the Crimean War, and I deem it my duty to help the Empire.’
He was allotted to the 3rd Battalion. He embarked with them from Sydney in October 1914. He was sent via Egypt to the Dardanelles and took part in the landing on 25th April 1915. He was wounded in action on 9th June (gunshot wound to the shoulder). After treatment on a hospital ship returned to Gallipoli.
He was again wounded in action on 25th July (shell wound to head). He died of his wounds on 1st August 1915. He was buried in Beach Cemetery, at the south point of Anzac Cove.
- based on notes for the Great Sydn.ey Central Station Honour Board.
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