Coming Soon.
GOLDENSTEDT, Paul
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1281 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 17 August 1914, 6 years NSW volunteers |
| Last Rank: | Major |
| Last Unit: | 15th Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Sydney New South Wales, Australia, 31 December 1887 |
| Home Town: | Sydney, City of Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Journalist |
| Memorials: |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 17 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Colour Sergeant, 1281, 3rd Infantry Battalion, 6 years NSW volunteers | |
|---|---|---|
| 20 Oct 1914: | Embarked 1281, 3rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Sydney | |
| 20 Oct 1914: | Involvement 1281, 3rd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: '' | |
| 6 Aug 1915: | Promoted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 3rd Infantry Battalion | |
| 14 Nov 1915: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 3rd Infantry Battalion | |
| 1 Feb 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 1st Battalion Imperial Camel Corps | |
| 6 Apr 1916: | Honoured Mention in Dispatches, ANZAC / Gallipoli, Commonwealth of Australia Gazette 6 April 1916 on page 861 at position 130 | |
| 4 Nov 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Captain, 1st Battalion Imperial Camel Corps | |
| 9 Nov 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Captain, 1st Battalion Imperial Camel Corps, GSW to right leg - tibia | |
| 1 Jul 1918: | Promoted AIF WW1, Major, 1st Battalion Imperial Camel Corps, Unit: 1Camel Btn Promotion date: 1 July 1918 | |
| 29 Jul 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Major, 15th Light Horse Regiment, Discharged Egypt |
Personal Stories
Help us honour Paul Goldenstedt's service by contributing information, stories, and images so that they can be preserved for future generations.
Add my storyBiography contributed by Evan Evans
From Gallipoli Association
ANZAC - Sergeant Major Paul Goldenstedt, 3rd (New South Wales) Battalion, 1st Brigade, 1st Division, AIF.
In August 1915 the desperate fighting at Lone Pine finally came to an end. Both sides were utterly exhausted. On that last day Sergeant Major Paul Goldenstedt and his men thought they were doomed.