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GODRICH, Henry Walter
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 3295 |
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| Enlisted: | 16 November 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Trooper |
| Last Unit: | 10th Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Adelaide, South Australia, 1884 |
| Home Town: | Gisborne, Macedon Ranges, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Drover |
| Died: | Illness, Egypt, 11 April 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
Port Said War Memorial Cemetery |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Gisborne State School Honour Roll, Gisborne War Memorial, Kings Park 10th Light Horse Regiment Memorial WA, Sunbury War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 16 Nov 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3295, 10th Light Horse Regiment | |
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| 22 May 1917: | Involvement Private, 3295, 10th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Sydney embarkation_ship_number: A15 public_note: '' | |
| 22 May 1917: | Embarked Private, 3295, 10th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Port Sydney, Fremantle | |
| 11 Apr 1918: | Involvement Trooper, 3295, 10th Light Horse Regiment, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3295 awm_unit: 10 Light Horse Regiment awm_rank: Trooper awm_died_date: 1918-04-11 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Ross Martin
Henry Walter GODRICH was born in Adellaide, SA in 1884 and was working in Western Australia as a drover when he joined the AIF in Perth on 16/11/1916.
He left Australia on 19/5/1917 as part of the 10th Light Horse.
His next of kin was his brother, Edward Godrich of Gisborne Park, Gisborne, Victoria.
In Egypt he was admitted to the 14th Australian General Hospital in Port Said where he died of Carcinoma of the stomach on 11/4/1918.
He is buried at the Port Said Military Cemetery, Egypt.
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