Charles GOODSALL

GOODSALL, Charles

Service Number: 3499
Enlisted: 12 December 1916, Rockhampton, Queensland
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 47th Infantry Battalion
Born: North Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia, 1 November 1888
Home Town: Rockhampton, Rockhampton, Queensland
Schooling: North Rockhampton State School, Queensland, Australia
Occupation: Labourer
Died: Killed in Action, France, 19 May 1918, aged 29 years
Cemetery: Adelaide Cemetery Villers-Bretonneux, France
Plot 3, Row A, Grave 4, Adelaide Cemetery, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Gracemere Roll of Honour
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World War 1 Service

12 Dec 1916: Enlisted AIF WW1, Rockhampton, Queensland
24 Jan 1917: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3499, 47th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1,

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24 Jan 1917: Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3499, 47th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ayrshire, Sydney
25 Apr 1918: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3499, 47th Infantry Battalion, German Spring Offensive 1918

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Biography

"The Mayor of Rockhamnton (Alderman Gough) has received information that Private Charles Goodsall, son of Mr. Joseph Goodsall, of North Rockhampton, was killed in action in France on May 19. A few weeks ago another son of Mr. Goodsall, Lieut. W. Goodsall was taken prisoner." - from the Brisbane Courier 07 Jun 1918 (nla.gov.au)

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