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GOODYEAR, Harry
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 96 |
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| Enlisted: | 19 August 1914, Enlisted at Morphettville, SA |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 10th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Aylesbury, England, 1890 |
| Home Town: | Broken Hill, Broken Hill Municipality, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Wanstead Infant Orphanage, Essex, England |
| Occupation: | Teamster |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Pozieres, France, 22 August 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 19 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 96, 10th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Morphettville, SA | |
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| 20 Oct 1914: | Involvement Private, 96, 10th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: '' | |
| 20 Oct 1914: | Embarked Private, 96, 10th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ascanius, Adelaide | |
| 30 Apr 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 96, 10th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, Gunshot wound to the left thigh and invalided to Alexandria | |
| 1 Aug 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 10th Infantry Battalion, In the field | |
| 10 Aug 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 10th Infantry Battalion, In the field | |
| 22 Aug 1916: | Involvement Corporal, 96, 10th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 96 awm_unit: 10 Battalion awm_rank: Corporal awm_died_date: 1916-08-22 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Arrived in Australia aged 18 years
Son of Edward and Jane Goodyear of 2 Albany Terrace, Chadwell Heath, Essex, England. Jane was later known as Jane Stirrett
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
While in England Harry had served with the 3rd Battalion of the Bedfordshire Regiment for 3 years. In Australia he was with the Broken Hill Rifle Club