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GOLDING, John Henry
| Service Number: | 5110 |
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| Enlisted: | 27 March 1916, Adelaide, South Australia |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 32nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Magill, South Australia, 2 February 1890 |
| Home Town: | Malvern, Unley, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farm Labourer |
| Died: | South Australia, 7 October 1967, aged 77 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Dudley Park Cemetery, South Australia Placement: Lawn/K/0022 |
| Memorials: | Unley Town Hall WW1 Honour Board |
World War 1 Service
| 27 Mar 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Adelaide, South Australia | |
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| 27 Jun 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 5110, 27th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Barambah embarkation_ship_number: A37 public_note: '' | |
| 27 Jun 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 5110, 27th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Barambah, Melbourne | |
| 11 Nov 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 5110, 32nd Infantry Battalion |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Charles Campbell College
John Henry Golding was born on 2 February 1890 in Magill, South Australia. He was the son of John Orbell Harris Golding and Lizzie Cox. Before enlisting in the Australian Imperial Force (A.I.F.), Golding worked as a farm labourer and lived in the Malvern and Unley area of South Australia. He was married to Elizabeth Sophia Golding. Golding was a Methodist and was described in his enlistment records as having fair hair, grey eyes, and a fair complexion.
John Henry Golding enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force on 27 March 1916 in Adelaide, South Australia, at the age of 26. He joined the 2nd Depot Battalion before being assigned to the 13th Reinforcements of the 27th Battalion. His service number was 5110, and his rank was Private.
After training, Golding travelled overseas to serve in France during World War One. He was hospitalised with rheumatism in November 1916 and after recovering served at base in France. He returned to England in August 1917 to the No 1 Command Depot for lighter duties.
Because of his illness, he was eventually declared medically unfit for further military service. He returned to Australia on the ship ‘A68 Demosthenes’ and was officially discharged from the Australian Imperial Force on 15th of January 1918.
After returning to Australia, John Henry Golding lived with the effects of illness caused during his war service. Pension records show that he received a military pension of 15 shillings per fortnight after his discharge. His wife, Elizabeth Sophia Golding, and daughter, Gwendoline, also received pension payments for support. He and his wife had four children, Gwen, Sylvia, Jean and Ivan.
Golding continued living in South Australia after the war and was recognised on the Unley World War One Honour Roll Board for his military service. He later died in 1967 and was buried beside his wife Elizabeth Sophia Golding at Dudley Cemetery.