GOODHEAD, Thomas
| Service Number: | 887 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 30th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Lithgow, New South Wales, Australia, 2 November 1891 |
| Home Town: | Lithgow, Lithgow, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Locomotive Fireman |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 28 August 1918, aged 26 years |
| Cemetery: |
Heath Cemetery, Picardie |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Goulburn District Railway Employees Great War Honour Roll, Haymarket NSW Government Railway and Tramway Honour Board, Lithgow War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 9 Nov 1915: | Involvement Private, 887, 30th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Beltana embarkation_ship_number: A72 public_note: '' | |
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| 9 Nov 1915: | Embarked Private, 887, 30th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Beltana, Sydney | |
| 28 Aug 1918: | Involvement Lance Corporal, 887, 30th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 887 awm_unit: 30th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Lance Corporal awm_died_date: 1918-08-28 |
Great Sydney Central Station Honour Board
Thomas GOODHEAD (Service Number 887) was born in Lithgow on 2 November 1891. In December 1913 he was employed by the NSWGR as a cleaner (first step on the career path of an engineman) at the Penrith locomotive depot, previously having been employed casually. In July 1915 he enlisted in the AIF at Liverpool, giving his ‘trade or calling’ as ‘Fireman’.
On 28 August 1918 he was killed in action in France.
Submitted 29 July 2023 by John Oakes
Biography contributed by John Oakes
Thomas GOODHEAD (Service Number 887) was born in Lithgow on 2nd November 1891. In December 1913 he was employed by the NSW Government Railways as a cleaner (first step on the career path of an engineman) at the Penrith locomotive depot. In July 1915 he enlisted in the AIF at Liverpool, giving his occupation as ‘Fireman’.
He was allotted to the 30th Battalion. He embarked from Sydney aboard HMAT ‘Beltana’ in November 1915. He was sent first to Egypt and then on to France, where he landed in June 1916. He was appointed Lance Corporal in September 1916. He spent the next two years on the Western Front. ln April 1918 he was sent to hospital in France, where an X-ray found that he had broken his foot. He then went to hospital in England to recover.
In August 1918 he returned to France and re-joined his unit.
On 28th August he was killed in action. He was buried in Heath Cemetery, 1½ miles north of Harbonnières, 7½ miles east south east of Corbie.
- based on notes for the Great Sydney Central Station Honour Board
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