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GOODALE, George Daniel Chettle
| Service Number: | 19983 |
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| Enlisted: | 20 September 1915, Adelaide, SA |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 8th Field Artillery Brigade |
| Born: | North Kensington, SA, 5 July 1887 |
| Home Town: | Kensington, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Auctioner |
| Died: | Torrens Park, SA, 10 July 1951, aged 64 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Centennial Park Cemetery, South Australia RSL Walls |
| Memorials: | Adelaide Royal Oak Lodge Honor Roll, Norwood Baptist Church WW1 Honour Rolls, Norwood Primary School Honour Board |
World War 1 Service
| 20 Sep 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Gunner, 19983, 8th Field Artillery Brigade , Adelaide, SA | |
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| 20 May 1916: | Involvement Gunner, 19983, 8th Field Artillery Brigade , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '4' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Medic embarkation_ship_number: A7 public_note: '' | |
| 20 May 1916: | Embarked Gunner, 19983, 8th Field Artillery Brigade , HMAT Medic, Melbourne | |
| 11 Nov 1918: | Involvement Corporal, 19983 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of James John GOODALE and Angelina nee FINN
Biography contributed by Saint Ignatius' College
George Daniel Chettle was born in North Kensington, South Australia on 5 July 1887. He was a Manager of a Hide Skin Camp before enlisting at the age of 28 years and had no previous military service. His mother’s name was Angelina who was his next of kin and his father's name was James John Goodale. Records show he had a sibling named Frederick William Goodale who also enlisted four months prior to George.
He was described as 5 feet 9 inches tall, weighing 162 pounds and with a chest measurement of 35.38 inches. He had a fair complexion with blue eyes and fair hair. His religious denomination was Baptist. George went to school at Norwood Primary School. If you go to the primary school Honour board his name is on it with many other people who served in the war who attended the school.
Goodale enlisted in Adelaide on 20th September, 1915 at the age of 28 years. Then he spent a month with the 8th Field Brigade 31st battery in a camp at Maribyrnong, Victoria preparing for embarkation.
George Daniel Goodale embarked from Melbourne on the HMAT Medic A7 on 20thMay, 1916 and arrived in Southampton England on 18th July, 1916.
On 7th July 1916 the ships arrived on the island of Saint Vincent’s “a dirty Portuguese place” according to the official war diary it was a very busy port full of merchant ships plus 3 ships of war. The ship Medic arrived in England on the night of the 18th and by midnight all the men were disembarked. The 8th Field Artillery Brigade went from camp 16 Larkhill the 29th 30th 31st Batteries want to Hilsea, Portsmouth. The Brigade embarked at Southampton and crossed to Havre, France arriving early January 1917. The Brigade proceeded to Baillieu, France and reorganisation took place .He went to the hospital sick from France on 31 May 1918.
The field artillery brigade in World War I provided direct fire support to infantry units. They used a lot of weapons including cannons, howitzers, and mortars, to fire on enemy positions. The aim of the field artillery was to stop and suppress enemy forces before the infantry advanced and the official diary entry shows that the 29th,31st and the 30th Batteries were responsible for shelling roads and bridges and George Daniel Goodale could have been part of the shelling of this infrastructure.
George Goodale returned to Australia on the ship Karmala arriving in Adelaide on 15th August 1918 and went to hospital and was discharged from the hospital on 28th August 1918. His records show that he was suffering from some deafness. He was discharged from Australian Imperial Service on 12 October 1919.
He was given three medals for his service - the Star, the British War Medal and a Victory Medal. The Star Medal was issued to British Forces who had served in France or Belgium from 5 August 1914.
He is listed on the Adelaide Royal Oak Lodge Honor Roll and the Norwood Baptist Church World War I Honor Roll.
He died at the age of 63.
He is buried at Centennial Park Cemetery, South Australia.
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