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GOODALL, Wiliam Charles
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2863 |
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| Enlisted: | 9 April 1915, Enlisted at Melbourne |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 21st Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | London, England, 1873 |
| Home Town: | Balaclava, Port Phillip, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Plumber |
| Died: | Illness (Ruptured aneurism internal hernia), No. 1 Auxilary Hospital, Heliopolis, Egypt, 25 January 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
Cairo War Memorial Cemetery Row D, Grave 275 Chaplain W.G.A. Green officiated Headstone inscription reads: Beloved husband of Margaret and loving father of Walter & Alfred |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 9 Apr 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2863, 21st Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne | |
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| 5 Oct 1915: | Involvement Private, 2863, 21st Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: RMS Moldavia embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 5 Oct 1915: | Embarked Private, 2863, 21st Infantry Battalion, RMS Moldavia, Melbourne |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Arrived in Australia aged 35 years
Husband of Margaret Goodall of 16 Nightingale Street, Balaclava, Victoria; father of Walter Goodall and Alfred William Goodall. Margaret died in 1946
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal