GOLDNER, Kenneth Frederick
| Service Number: | SX13636 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 9 July 1941 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/48th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Hilton, South Australia, Australia, 19 February 1915 |
| Home Town: | Colonel Light Gardens, Mitcham, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Repatriation Hospital, South Australia, Australia, 27 October 1974, aged 59 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Centennial Park Cemetery, South Australia Derrick Gardens, Path 30 Grave 406B |
| Memorials: |
World War 2 Service
| 9 Jul 1941: | Involvement Private, SX13636 | |
|---|---|---|
| 9 Jul 1941: | Enlisted Adelaide, SA | |
| 9 Jul 1941: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, SX13636, 2nd/48th Infantry Battalion | |
| 24 Sep 1943: | Discharged | |
| 24 Sep 1943: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, SX13636, 2nd/48th Infantry Battalion |
Battles
From what information I can gather my grandfather's deployment history sees him arriving in Palestine around February 1942, joining the 2/48th when the battalion was relieved from Tobruk and sent to Palestine for reconstitution. He would have likely fought at El Alemein, having been severely wounded and losing his right arm at the second battle of El Alemein in late October 1942.
His post war life saw him marrying Aileen Tucker, also from Adelaide and having three children, Joan, Michael and Lindy. Ken died young at age 59 before I was old enough to have known him, but I do remember him as being a funny bloke.
Andrew Goldner
Submitted 13 November 2025 by Andrew Goldner
TROVE 21st November 1942
Mrs. E. J. Goldner, of Prince George parade, Colonel Light Gardens, who is the mother of six sons in the fighting services, received advice this week that one
of them, Pte. Kenneth Goldner, had been wounded in action in the
Middle East. He enlisted in the A.I.F. early last year, and left for overseas in
March that year. Mr. and Mrs. Goldner's other sons are Ted, Max, Jack, and Geoffrey, all privates in the A.I.F., and Eric, who is a corporal in the R.A.A.F.
In addition 15-year-old Robert is an A.R.P. messenger and 18-year-old Kathleen is a V.S.D.
Submitted 13 August 2018 by Graham Padget
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