GOODWILL, Albert Jonathan
| Service Number: | 5023 |
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| Enlisted: | 13 January 1916, Leongatha, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 23rd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Warragul, Victoria, Australia, 25 August 1894 |
| Home Town: | Dumbalk, South Gippsland, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Dumbalk State School, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Died of wounds, France, 22 March 1917, aged 22 years |
| Cemetery: |
Dernancourt Communal Cemetery Extension Grave Ref: Plot 5 (V), Row A, Grave 39, |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Warragul Great European War Roll of Honor, Warragul War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 13 Jan 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5023, Leongatha, Victoria | |
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| 19 Jul 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 5023, 23rd Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Armadale embarkation_ship_number: A26 public_note: '' | |
| 19 Jul 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 5023, 23rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Armadale, Melbourne | |
| 20 Mar 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 5023, 23rd Infantry Battalion, SW to abdomen | |
| 23 Mar 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 5023, German Spring Offensive 1918, Death at Casualty Clearing Station |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Elizabeth Allen
Albert Jonathan GOODWILL was born in 1894 in Warragul, Victoria
His parents were Francis GOODWILL (born in England) and Ellen CROLE who was born in Victoria
He was living in Mardan, South Gippsland & then enlisted in Leongatha on 31st January, 1916 as a Private with the 23rd Infantry Battalion and embarked from Melbourne with the 13th Reinforcements on 19th July, 1916 on the HMAT Armadale
He was wounded in action on 20th March, 1917 with a schrapnel wound to his abdomen and died 2 days later at the Casualty Clearing Station on 22nd March, 1917 - he is buried in Dernancourt Communal cemetery Extension in France and his name is memorialised on the Australian War Memorial
Albert was awarded the British War Medal & the Victory Medal
His Uncle, Frederick Charles CROLE (SN364) also lost his life in WW1 and was killed in action in 1917
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IN MEMORIAM - On Active Service
GOODWILL - In loving memory of our dear son & brother, Private Albert Goodwill of 23rd Battalion, who died of wounds in France, 22nd March, 1917 aged 22 & a half years - Peacefully sleeping.
"He gave his life for his country, with honor, faith & right
With us his memory ever lives, he fought a noble fight.
No loved ones stood around him, to bid a fond farewell
No word of comfort could we give, to him we loved so well."
Inserted by his loving parents, brothers & sisters
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