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GOODWIN, Robert Boyd
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 102 |
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| Enlisted: | 29 August 1914, An original of 1st Battery |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 14th Field Artillery Brigade |
| Born: | Cooma, New South Wales, Australia, 1890 |
| Home Town: | Cooma, Cooma-Monaro, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Cooma Public School, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Draper |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 11 March 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
Guards Cemetery, Lesboeufs, Picardie Plot IV, Row I, Grave No. 8 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 29 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Gunner, 102, 1st Field Artillery Brigade, An original of 1st Battery | |
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| 18 Oct 1914: | Involvement Gunner, 102, 1st Field Artillery Brigade, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Argyllshire embarkation_ship_number: A8 public_note: '' | |
| 18 Oct 1914: | Embarked Gunner, 102, 1st Field Artillery Brigade, HMAT Argyllshire, Sydney | |
| 24 Jan 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Sergeant, 14th Field Artillery Brigade |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Brooks
It was reported in the Cooma Advertiser that Robert Goodwin was one of the first to offer his services for the war, and was well known in the district. He served at the Anzac Landing and was wounded during July 1915.
His brother 2829 Corporal Kenneth Goodwin also served in the AIF and was recommended for an award during late 1918 when attached to American forces.
They were the sons of William Henry and Isabelle Goodwin, of Cooma, NSW. Robert’s headstone reads, ‘In memory of dear Bob, Son of Mr. & Mrs. W.H. Goodwin, Cooma, NSW.