GOODE, Richard Hillary
Service Numbers: | 486, 2071 |
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Enlisted: | 3 November 1914, Cunnamulla, Qld. |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 41st Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Young, New South Wales, Australia, 1892 |
Home Town: | Winton, Winton, Queensland |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Drover |
Died: | November 1950, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered |
Cemetery: |
Townsville (Belgian Gardens) Cemetery, Qld Sect F, Sub 7, Row 15, Plot 334 |
Memorials: | Paroo Shire Roll of Honour, Winton & District Roll of Honour WW1, Winton Waltzing Matilda Centre Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
3 Nov 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 486, 5th Light Horse Regiment, Cunnamulla, Qld. | |
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21 Dec 1914: | Involvement Private, 486, 5th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Persic embarkation_ship_number: A34 public_note: '' | |
21 Dec 1914: | Embarked Private, 486, 5th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Persic, Sydney | |
26 May 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2071, 41st Infantry Battalion, Charters Towers, Qld. | |
7 Sep 1916: | Embarked Private, 2071, 41st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Clan McGillivray, Brisbane | |
7 Sep 1916: | Involvement Private, 2071, 41st Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Clan McGillivray embarkation_ship_number: A46 public_note: '' |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Peter Goode, Victoria Barracks, Paddington, Sydney, New South Wales
Son of Mrs Mary Goode, Houster Road, South Kensington, Sydney, New South Wales
Richard embarked 21 December 1914 for active service in Egypt, but returned to Australia and was discharged as medically unfit 19 August 1915. He re-enlisted at Charters Towers almost 12 months later on 27 May 1916. Embarking on 7 Stpember 1916 he proceeded to France where he was wounded in April 1917. Once again he was invalided back to Australia and discharged as medically unit 01 November 1917.