Coming Soon.
GOODCHAP, Charles Arthur
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | Q3766, B3093 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 20 March 1941 |
| Last Rank: | Able Seaman |
| Last Unit: | HMAS Penguin (IV) 1939-1940/HMAS Brisbane 1940-1942/HMAS Moreton (I) 1942-1994 (Depot) |
| Born: | Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 9 April 1923 |
| Home Town: | Kangaroo Point, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial, East Fremantle HMAS Perth (I) Memorial |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 20 Mar 1941: | Involvement Q3766, RAN B3093 5/8/41-14/2/46 | |
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| 20 Mar 1941: | Enlisted | |
| 5 Aug 1941: | Enlisted Royal Australian Navy, Able Seaman, B3093, HMAS Penguin (IV) 1939-1940/HMAS Brisbane 1940-1942/HMAS Moreton (I) 1942-1994 (Depot) | |
| 14 Feb 1946: | Discharged Royal Australian Navy, Able Seaman, B3093, HMAS Penguin (IV) 1939-1940/HMAS Brisbane 1940-1942/HMAS Moreton (I) 1942-1994 (Depot) |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
REPORTED SAFE
Official notification was received today by Mr and Mrs G. Goodchap, of Kangaroo Point, that their son, Ordinary Seaman Charles Arthur Goodchap a survivor of the Perth, had been recovered from a prison camp in Japan. They also received a cable from their son saying, "Healthy and happy. Coming home soon." Ordinary Seaman Goodchap was reported missing after the sinking of the Perth oh February 28, 1942, but in January, 1949, his parents wore advised by the Navy Department that a Jap broadcast had announced he was a prisoner of war.
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