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GODSON, John Harold
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2654 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 4 July 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 3rd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | South Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1891 |
| Home Town: | Mosman, Municipality of Mosman, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Public School, South Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Clerk |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 6 May 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France, |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 4 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private | |
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| 2 Nov 1915: | Involvement Private, 2654, 18th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: '' | |
| 2 Nov 1915: | Embarked Private, 2654, 18th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Sydney | |
| 14 Feb 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2654, joined the 3rd Battalion in Egypt. | |
| 22 Mar 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2654, embarked for France with the 3rd Battalion and arrived at Marseille on 28 March, then moved to Wallon-Cappel, Nord. | |
| 6 May 1917: | Involvement Private, 2654, 3rd Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2654 awm_unit: 3 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-05-06 | |
| 6 May 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2654, killed in action by artillery fire during the Second Battle of Bullecourt. |
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