Rupert Arthur Kent GOODCHILD

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GOODCHILD, Rupert Arthur Kent

Service Number:	639
Enlisted:	15 October 1914, Helena Vale, WA
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	16th Infantry Battalion (WW1)
Born:	Lutwyche, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 24 June 1887
Home Town:	Perth, Western Australia
Schooling:	The Southport School, Queensland, Australia
Occupation:	Survey hand
Died:	Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Turkey, 26 April 1915, aged 27 years
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God" Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli ,Turkey Panel 53
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Jarrahdale Roll Of Honor WW1, Jarrahdale War Memorial, The Southport School Honour Roll

World War 1 Service

15 Oct 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 639, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), Helena Vale, WA
22 Dec 1914:	Involvement Private, 639, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: ''
22 Dec 1914:	Embarked Private, 639, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), HMAT Ceramic, Melbourne
26 Apr 1915:	Involvement ANZAC / Gallipoli

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Biography contributed by Elizabeth Allen

Rupert Arthur Kent GOODCHILD was born in Lutwyche, Brisbane, Queensland on 24th June 1887

His parents were Ernest George GOODCHILD & Lydia Frances KENT

Biography contributed by Robert Kearney

Enlisted and served under alias of Arthur Kent

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