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GOODEY, Walter John
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 87 |
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| Enlisted: | 31 January 1916, Claremont, Tas. |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 40th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Epping Forest, Tasmania, Australia, 1892 |
| Home Town: | Hobart, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Passchendaele, Belgium, 13 October 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" The Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial (Panel 25), Belgium |
| Memorials: |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 31 Jan 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 87, 40th Infantry Battalion, Claremont, Tas. | |
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| 1 Jul 1916: | Involvement Private, 87, 40th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Hobart embarkation_ship: HMAT Berrima embarkation_ship_number: A35 public_note: '' | |
| 1 Jul 1916: | Embarked Private, 87, 40th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Berrima, Hobart | |
| 5 Jun 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 87, 40th Infantry Battalion, Wound to face. Rejoined unit 15 June 1917. | |
| 21 Sep 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 40th Infantry Battalion, Belgium | |
| 4 Oct 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 87, 40th Infantry Battalion, Broodseinde Ridge | |
| 13 Oct 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 87, 40th Infantry Battalion, 1st Passchendaele |
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