GOULDEN, Robert Stuart
| Service Number: | NX10420 |
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| Enlisted: | 13 May 1941 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | Australian Army Medical Corps (2nd AIF) |
| Born: | Lakemba, New South Wales, Australia, 18 October 1917 |
| Home Town: | Lakemba, Canterbury, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Fencer |
| Died: | Prisoner of War - Executed, Burma, 12 July 1942, aged 24 years |
| Cemetery: |
Thanbyuzayat War Cemetery, (Burma) A12. B. 11. |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial |
World War 2 Service
| 13 May 1941: | Enlisted Private, NX10420, Australian Army Medical Corps (2nd AIF) | |
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| 13 May 1941: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, NX10420 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Vicki Owens
Son of Frederick William Goulden and Mary nee Davidson of 99 Wiley's Ave., Lakeemba, NSW
Married Agnes Virginia Carlson 20 May 1941. Known as Virginia.
Cause of death was Japanese firing squad for an escape attempt. Died without knowing his wife had given birth to his son.
Survived by his wife Virginia and son Howard, his parents Frederick Goulden and Mary Miller, brothers Frederick, Donald(AIF) and sister Mary Kilburn.
2017 posthumously awarded the Commendation for Gallantry.
DEARLY LOVED & MISSED BY LOVING WIFE VIRGINIA & SON HOWARD
Biography contributed by Robert Kearney
Private Robert Goulden was awarded the Commendation for Gallantry for actions following capture by the Imperial Japanese Army on 15 February 1942 until his execution as a result of an escape attempt on 12 July 1942. Following his escape, Private Goulden was located 25kms from the POW camp within a coconut grove. He was subjected to a summary trial and sentenced to death which was carried out immediately. - Defence Honours and Awards
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