GODLINGTON, Percy James
| Service Number: | 4503 |
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| Enlisted: | 5 November 1915, Melbourne |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 6th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Cambridge, England, 1892 |
| Home Town: | Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Schooling: | St Giles School, Cambridge, England |
| Occupation: | Seaman & Ships Steward |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Pozieres, France, 16 August 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
London Cemetery and Extension, Longueval Plot 6 Row D Grave 30, |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 5 Nov 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4503, 6th Infantry Battalion, Melbourne | |
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| 28 Jan 1916: | Involvement Private, 4503, 6th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Themistocles embarkation_ship_number: A32 public_note: '' | |
| 28 Jan 1916: | Embarked Private, 4503, 6th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Themistocles, Melbourne | |
| 16 Aug 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 4503, 6th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Elizabeth Allen
Percy James GODLINGTON was born in Cambridge, England in 1892
His parents were William Harry GODLINGTON & Florence LEGGETT
He enlisted in Melbourne on 5th November, 1915 & embarked with the 6th Infantry Battalion, 14th Reinforcements from Melbourne on the HMAT Themistocles on 28th January, 1916
Percy was Killed in Action at Pozieres in France on 16th August, 1916 - he had no known grave until 1930's when his body was located and reburied in the London Cemetery & Extension
His name is memorialised on the Australian War Memorial & the Villers Bretonneux Memorial
If you click on his profile photo there are further details from the Australian War Memorial about his arrival in Australia
IN MEMORY
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