Howard Clive GODING

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Service Number:	B1723
Enlisted:	4 September 1939
Last Rank:	Telephonist
Last Unit:	HMAS Penguin (IV) 1939-1940/HMAS Brisbane 1940-1942/HMAS Moreton (I) 1942-1994 (Depot)
Born:	Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 21 February 1917
Home Town:	Brisbane, Queensland
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Salesman
Died:	Illness, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, 22 June 1940, aged 23 years
Cemetery:	Port Moresby (Bomana) War Cemetery, Papua New Guinea CWGC Grave No: Section B. Plot 2. Row A. Grave 6. Inscription: "HE SLEEPS IN GOD'S BEAUTIFUL GARDEN IN SUNSHINE OF PERFECT PEACE".
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Kangaroo Point H.M.A.S. Moreton Honour Roll

3 Sep 1939:	Involvement B1723
4 Sep 1939:	Enlisted Royal Australian Navy, Able Seaman, B1723, HMAS Penguin (IV) 1939-1940/HMAS Brisbane 1940-1942/HMAS Moreton (I) 1942-1994 (Depot)
22 Jul 1940:	Involvement Royal Australian Navy, Telephonist, HMAS Penguin (IV) 1939-1940/HMAS Brisbane 1940-1942/HMAS Moreton (I) 1942-1994 (Depot), Died from cellulitis of the neck, Port Moresby, New Guinea.
Date unknown:	Discharged Royal Australian Navy, Able Seaman, B1723, HMAS Penguin (IV) 1939-1940/HMAS Brisbane 1940-1942/HMAS Moreton (I) 1942-1994 (Depot)

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