GOODING, Harold
| Service Number: | 19796 |
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| Enlisted: | 1 October 1915, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Gunner |
| Last Unit: | 8th Field Artillery Brigade |
| Born: | Gerang, Victoria, Australia, June 1893 |
| Home Town: | Dimboola, Hindmarsh, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Gerang State School, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 30 September 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
Vlamertinghe New Military Cemetery, Vlamertinghe, Flanders, Belgium |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Dimboola Memorial High School WWI Honour Roll, Gerang Residents of Gerang and District Great European War Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 1 Oct 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 19796, Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 20 May 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Gunner, 19796, 8th Field Artillery Brigade , Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '4' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Medic embarkation_ship_number: A7 public_note: '' | |
| 20 May 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Gunner, 19796, 8th Field Artillery Brigade , HMAT Medic, Sydney | |
| 30 Sep 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Gunner, 19796, 8th Field Artillery Brigade , Polygon Wood, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 19796 awm_unit: 8th Australian Field Artillery Brigade awm_rank: Gunner awm_died_date: 1917-09-30 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Brooks
Harold was struck in the head by a piece of shell, some way behind the front line, his death witnessed by some of his mates. Harold was buried in the Vlamertinghe New Military Cemetery, about 5km west of Ypres, well behind the front line, an example of how dangerous the even the back areas were at Ypres.
His brother, Walter Tom Gooding had been killed in action 4 days previous, on the 26 September 1917 whilst serving with the 29th Battalion AIF during the same battle. The brothers were from Dimboola in Victoria, and their mother was most upset about never receiving any of their personal effects.
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