William Edwin GOODMAN

GOODMAN, William Edwin

    Service Numbers: 1909, 1909B
    Enlisted: 11 January 1916
    Last Rank: Corporal
    Last Unit: 35th Infantry Battalion
    Born: Whissendine, Rutland, England, 1896
    Home Town: Mosman, Municipality of Mosman, New South Wales
    Schooling: Milton Mowbray, Leicestershire, England
    Occupation: Labourer
    Died: Died of wounds, France, 27 May 1918
    Cemetery: Crouy British Cemetery, Crouy-sur-Somme
    Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour
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    World War 1 Service

    11 Jan 1916: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private
    23 Jun 1916: Involvement Private, 1909, 55th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Barambah embarkation_ship_number: A37 public_note: ''
    23 Jun 1916: Embarked Private, 1909, 55th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Barambah, Sydney
    8 Jun 1917: Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 1909, wounded (right leg) on 8 June 1917 at the Battle of Messines. He was evacuated for treatment and rejoined his unit 10 days later.
    24 May 1918: Wounded AIF WW1, Corporal, 1909, wounded (chest) in action by enemy shell fire at Villers-Bretonneux, Somme, then evacuated to the 47th British Casualty Clearing Station.
    27 May 1918: Involvement Corporal, 1909B, 35th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1909B awm_unit: 35th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Corporal awm_died_date: 1918-05-27
    27 May 1918: Involvement AIF WW1, Corporal, 1909, died of wounds at the 47th British Casualty Clearing Station then at Crouy-sur-Somme.

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