George Edward Sydney GODFREY

GODFREY, George Edward Sydney

Service Number: WX6747
Enlisted: 20 July 1940, Claremont, WA
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 2nd/28th Infantry Battalion
Born: Wagin, WA, 8 May 1919
Home Town: Wagin, Wagin, Western Australia
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Farm Hand
Died: Died of wounds, Egypt, 23 July 1942, aged 23 years
Cemetery: El Alamein War Cemetery
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Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Wagin GODFREY Memorial Plaque, Wagin War Memorial
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World War 2 Service

3 Sep 1939: Involvement Private, WX6747
20 Jul 1940: Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, WX6747, 2nd/28th Infantry Battalion, Claremont, WA

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Biography contributed by Faithe Jones

Son of George Anthony Thomas Godfrey and Harriett Selina Godfrey, of Wagin, Western Australia.

A GALLANT SOLDIER AND A DEARLY LOVED SON