GOODFELLOW, Sturt Charles
| Service Number: | 1595 |
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| Enlisted: | 9 March 1915, Keswick |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 27th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Unley, South Australia, 14 January 1891 |
| Home Town: | Unley, Unley, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Sturt Street State School |
| Occupation: | Commercial Traveller |
| Died: | Gun Shot Wound To Head, France, 23 April 1918, aged 27 years |
| Cemetery: |
Dernancourt Communal Cemetery Extension Plot VIII, Row 1, Grave 4 |
| Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Adelaide Sturt Street Public School Great War Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Kent Town Prince Alfred College 'Nobly Striving, Nobly Fell' Roll of Honour, Unley Town Hall WW1 Honour Board |
World War 1 Service
| 9 Mar 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1595, 27th Infantry Battalion, Keswick | |
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| 31 May 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1595, 27th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Geelong embarkation_ship_number: A2 public_note: '' | |
| 31 May 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1595, 27th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Geelong, Adelaide | |
| 23 Apr 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1595, 27th Infantry Battalion |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Sharyn Roberts
Sturt Charles GOODFELLOW was born on 14th January, 1891 in Unley, South Australia
His parents were Charles GOODFELLOW and Alice BEAVIS
He enlisted in Keswick on 9th March, 1915 and embarked with the 27th Infantry Battalion, 1st reinforcements on 31st May, 1915 from Adelaide on the HMAT Geelong
Sturt was Killed in Action on 23rd April, 1918 in France due to a gun shot wound to his head - he is buried in Dernancourt Communal Cemetery Extension - he saw service in Egypt, Gallipoli & the Western Front
Inscription reads:
'HE DIED A NOBLE DEATH FIGHTING FOR GOD, COUNTRY & LIBERTY"
His name is memorialised on the Australian War Memorial and he was awarded the 1914-15 Star, British War Medal & the Victory Medal - all his effects were being returned to his family and were lost at sea when the ship Barunga was sunk by enemy action
His brother Frederick Malcolm GOODFELLOW (SN9479) also served in WW1 in the 6th Field Artillery and returned injured to Australia in November 1917.
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Trove: Death Notice
https://trove.nla.gov.au
Private S.C. (Sturt) Goodfellow, 27th Battalion, killed in action on April 23rd in France, was the eldest son of Mr. & Mrs. C Goodfellow of North Unley. He left with the troops under Colonel Dollman about three years ago, and was wounded on Gallipoli. A brother (Gunner Malcolm F) has returned incapacitated through injuries received in the fighting in France
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