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GOSDEN, Robert Patterson
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1275 |
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| Enlisted: | 14 September 1914, Enlisted at Adelaide |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1) |
| Born: | Yongala, South Australia, Australia, 15 July 1883 |
| Home Town: | Eudunda, Goyder, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 2 May 1915, aged 31 years |
| Cemetery: |
Quinn's Post Cemetery, ANZAC Row B. Grave 16, Quinn's Post Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Eudunda War Memorial, Eudunda and District WW1 Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 14 Sep 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1275, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), Enlisted at Adelaide | |
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| 22 Dec 1914: | Involvement Private, 1275, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: '' | |
| 22 Dec 1914: | Embarked Private, 1275, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), HMAT Ceramic, Melbourne |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Thomas Gosden and Janet Gosden nee Patterson of Eudunda, SA. Brother of Thomas Gosden who died of wounds on 7 September 1918 while serving with the 25th Battalion, Kate Blaw Gosden, Ruth Gosden, Hiram Bailey Gosden who returned to Australia on 19 July 1919 having served with the 32nd Battalion, Marion Sharpe Steel Gosden and Matthew Alexander Gosden
Next of kin given as Hiram Bailey Gosden of 'Tablelands', Eudunda, SA
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal issued to Hiram Gosden