George Henry GOODE

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GOODE, George Henry

Service Numbers:	5020, 5020A
Enlisted:	15 December 1915, Orange
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	33rd Infantry Battalion
Born:	Millthorpe, New South Wales, Australia, 15 May 1887
Home Town:	Millthorpe, Blayney, New South Wales
Schooling:	Millthorpe Public School, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation:	Grocer
Died:	Killed in Action, France, 2 June 1918, aged 31 years
Cemetery:	Villers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery Plot XII, Row F, Grave. 8
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Blayney War Memorial Gates, Blayney and Milthorpe District Roll of Honor, Millthorpe Memorial Gates, Millthorpe Methodists Honour Roll, Millthorpe Public School Honor Roll

World War 1 Service

15 Dec 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5020, 17th Infantry Battalion, Orange
5 Jun 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 5020, 17th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Kyarra embarkation_ship_number: A55 public_note: ''
5 Jun 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 5020, 17th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Kyarra, Sydney
30 Sep 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 33rd Infantry Battalion
2 Jun 1918:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 5020A, 33rd Infantry Battalion, Villers-Bretonneux

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"...5020 Private George Henry Goode,17th Battalion, of Millthorpe, NSW. A grocer prior to enlistment, Pte Goode embarked with the 13th Reinforcements from Sydney on HMAT Kyarra on 5 June 1916. After transferring to the 33rd Battalion, he was killed in action in France on 2 June 1918, aged 31. Pte Goode also had a brother 2637 Pte Ernest Harold Goode who was killed in action on 25 February 1917." - SOURCE (www.awm.gov.au)

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