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GODWIN, Charles
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2652 |
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| Enlisted: | 28 June 1916, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 45th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Gympie, Queensland, 14 August 1890 |
| Home Town: | Gympie, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Bullock driver |
| Died: | Accidental (drowning), Gympie, Queensland, 15 February 1947, aged 56 years |
| Cemetery: |
Gympie Cemetery, Qld Plot. CES, Row 2, Grave No. 306A |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 28 Jun 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2652, Brisbane, Queensland | |
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| 27 Oct 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2652, 47th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Marathon embarkation_ship_number: A74 public_note: '' | |
| 27 Oct 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2652, 47th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Marathon, Brisbane | |
| 12 Oct 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2652, 47th Infantry Battalion, 1st Passchendaele, GSW (chin) | |
| 25 May 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 45th Infantry Battalion | |
| 13 Sep 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 2652, 45th Infantry Battalion |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Paul Trevor
'MAN PINNED UNDER WATER BY TRUCK WHEEL.
GYMPIE, February 17. - Pinned face-down under the rear wheel of a utility truck in 2 ft of water at Ora Vale, Charles Edward Godwin, 56, single, labourer, was drowned.
Godwin, who was a passenger in a truck being driven from town by Kevin Rodney, farmer, alighted to push the truck out of a creek crossing.
The vehicle slipped sideways and Godwin was pinned by the right arm under the water. Rodney's efforts to extricate him failed. Police and civilians lifted the vehicle several hours afterwards.' from Morning Bulletin 18 Feb 1947 (nla.gov.au)
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