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GODBOLD, Frederick Leslie John
Personal Details
| Service Number: | QX2395 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 25 May 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/7th Field Company (Squadron) RAE |
| Born: | Marrickville, Sydney, New South Wales, 11 February 1917 |
| Home Town: | Proserpine, Whitsunday, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Builder's Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Tobruk, Libya, Egypt, 20 May 1941, aged 24 years |
| Cemetery: |
Tobruk War Cemetery, Tobruk, Libya 5 J 7 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Proserpine Cenotaph, Proserpine War Memorial |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Sapper, QX2395 | |
|---|---|---|
| 25 May 1940: | Enlisted | |
| 25 May 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, QX2395, 2nd/7th Field Company (Squadron) RAE, Proserpine, Qld. | |
| 20 May 1941: | Discharged |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Frank and Ellen Louise Godbold; husband of Norma Godbold, of Proserpine, Queensland, Australia.
AT REST
Frederick was killed by a booby trap, gunshot wound during the Seige of Tobruk.
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