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GOLDSWORTHY, Clement Stanley
| Service Number: | 18465 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Sapper |
| Last Unit: | 3rd Divisional Signal Company |
| Born: | Not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Woodside District of Onkaparinga Honour Board, Woodside R.S.S. & A.I.L.A. Honour Roll |
World War 1 Service
| 21 Jun 1917: | Involvement Sapper, 18465, 3rd Divisional Signal Company, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '6' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Suevic embarkation_ship_number: A29 public_note: '' | |
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| 21 Jun 1917: | Embarked Sapper, 18465, 3rd Divisional Signal Company, HMAT Suevic, Melbourne | |
| 11 Nov 1918: | Involvement Sapper, 18465 |
Clement Stanley Goldsworthy
Name: Clement Stanley Goldsworthy
Service Number: 18465
Place of Birth: Woodside
Date of Birth: 10 January 1893
Place of Enlistment: Adelaide
Date of Enlistment: 6 June 1917
Age at Enlistment: 24 years 10 months
Next of Kin: Mother, Christiana Goldsworthy and later,
Wife, Hessie Isabella Goldsworthy
Occupation: Agent
Religion: Congregationalist
Rank: Private
Clement was initially rejected as a recruit by the A.I.F. due to being only 5ft 2ins, but was successful in 1917 and embarked the A29 Suevic on 21 June, arriving at Liverpool, England on 26 August. He was sent to France with the 2nd Signal Company on 14 December 1917, where he served out the remainder of the war. Clement returned to Australia from England on the Mahia on 4 June and was discharged on 17 August.
Submitted 26 October 2023 by christopher collins