GOULD, Archie Darling
| Service Number: | 3969 |
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| Enlisted: | 2 September 1915, Claremont, Tasmania |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 52nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, 7 April 1898 |
| Home Town: | Hobart, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | State School, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia |
| Occupation: | Clerk |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 13 August 1916, aged 18 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Hobart Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
World War 1 Service
| 2 Sep 1915: | Enlisted Claremont, Tasmania | |
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| 24 Nov 1915: | Involvement Private, 3969, 12th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: RMS Orontes embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 24 Nov 1915: | Embarked Private, 3969, 12th Infantry Battalion, RMS Orontes, Melbourne | |
| 13 Aug 1916: | Involvement Private, 3969, 52nd Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3969 awm_unit: 52nd Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-08-13 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Elizabeth Allen
Archie was born Archibald Darling GOULD on 7th April, 1898 in Hobart, Tasmania
His parents were Archibald James GOULD and Susan Stella CHAMBERLAIN
He enlisted on 2nd September 1915 with the Australian Army - he was with the 12th Battalion, 12th reinforcements - Unit embarked from Melbourne on board HMAT Orontes on 24th November, 1915
Archie was Killed in Action on 13th August 1916 - No Known Grave - he is commemorated at the Australian National Memorial, Villers Bretonneux, France, The Australian War Memorial & the Soldiers Memorial Avenue in Hobarts Queens Domain. His last posting was with the 52nd Battalion
His brother Reginald James GOULD (SN TX4522) was accidentally drowned in New Guinea during WW2 on 21st January, 1943
Archies Uncle Major George Darling Gould was also in WW1 and died of meningitis in Brisbane in June 1915 en route to the fighting. He was buried in his hometown of Launceston. Georges son Lieutenant George Frederick Gould won the Military Cross in France in 1917
The Mercury Hobart, 13th August, 1924
GOULD - In loving memory of our dear son & brother, Private Archie Darling, killed in action in France on August 13, 1916 aged 18 years, also the dearly beloved father of Archie who died August 29, 1923 aged 53 years . Lead kindly light. S. Gould
Biography contributed by Evan Evans
Today we pause to remember the life and service of Private Archibald Darling Gould, who was killed in action at the Battle of Pozieres on the 13th of August 1916 at the age of 17. Originally from Hobart, Tasmania, Archibald enlisted with the 12th Battalion, 12th Reinforcements on the 2nd of September 1915. His unit embarked from Melbourne on board HMAT Orontes on 24th November, 1915 Archie was Killed in Action on 13th August 1916 - No Known Grave - he is commemorated at the Australian National Memorial, Villers Bretonneux, France, The Australian War Memorial & the Soldiers Memorial Avenue in Hobarts Queens Domain. His last posting was with the 52nd Battalion. His brother Reginald James GOULD (SN TX4522) was accidentally drowned in New Guinea during WW2 on 21st January, 1943 Lest we forget.
Biography contributed by Robert Kearney
Birth Registration
Name: Archibald Darling Gould
Birth Date: 7 Apr 1898
Birth Place: Tasmania
Registration Year: 1898
Registration Place: Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
Father: Archibald James Gould
Mother: Susan Stella Chamberlain
Registration Number: 550
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