GOODRICK, Edwin Money
| Service Number: | NX27912 |
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| Enlisted: | 4 June 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/10th Field Ambulance |
| Born: | Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia, 23 November 1905 |
| Home Town: | Blackheath, Blue Mountains Municipality, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Unknown |
| Occupation: | Butcher |
| Died: | Prisoner of War - Executed, Sumatra, Netherlands East Indies, 22 March 1942, aged 36 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial, Singapore Memorial Kranji War Cemetery |
World War 2 Service
| 4 Jun 1940: | Enlisted Private, NX27912, 2nd/10th Field Ambulance | |
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| 4 Jun 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, NX27912 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Robert Kearney
Private Edwin Goodrick was awarded the Commendation for Gallantry for actions following capture by the Imperial Japanese Army until his execution as a result of an escape attempt on or around 22 March 1942. Together with Warrant Officer Class 2 L G Davies and Sergeant C B Jones, Private Goodrick escaped with the help of a local Dutchman. Their presence, however, was reported to the Japanese by locals. Warrant Officer Davies and Sergeant Jones posthumously received the Commendation for Gallantry in 2009. - Defence Honours and Awards
Biography contributed
Edwin Money GOODRICK was born in Newcastle, NSW on 23rd November, 1905
His parents were Albert GOODRICK & Edith KEY who married in Sydney in 1900
He married Anne TEALE in Sydney in 1929
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