GOODES, Ernest Albert
| Service Number: | 1528 |
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| Enlisted: | 14 November 1914 |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 50th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Mount Pleasant, South Australia, Australia, 16 February 1893 |
| Home Town: | Harrogate, Mount Barker, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Mount Pleasant Public School, South Australia |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 2 April 1917, aged 24 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Villers-Bretonneux Memorial |
| Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Nairne War Memorial, Woodside District of Onkaparinga Honour Board |
World War 1 Service
| 14 Nov 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, 1528, 10th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 19 Feb 1915: | Embarked Private, 1528, 10th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Runic, Melbourne | |
| 19 Feb 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1528, 10th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Runic embarkation_ship_number: A54 public_note: '' | |
| 15 Aug 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 1528, 10th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, Ernest contracted dysentery whilst he was at Gallipoli. He was later diagnosed with an Enteric Fever and then was transferred to the Mena House and then had his diagnosis changed again to Colitis. It took Ernest around 6 months of recovery. | |
| 29 Nov 1915: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 50th Infantry Battalion, After leaving Gallipoli and travelling to France Ernest received a promotion, going from Private to Lance Corporal. | |
| 26 Feb 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 50th Infantry Battalion, After Ernest recovered from his illnesses at Gallipoli, he was allotted and proceeded to join the 50th Infantry Battalion. | |
| 18 Mar 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 50th Infantry Battalion | |
| 2 Apr 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Corporal, 1528, 50th Infantry Battalion, Noreuil |
Ernest Albert Goodes
. Mr. D. Goodes, Ernest’s father, received his son’s Memorial Scroll, Memorial Plaque and Victory Medal between August 1921 and October 1922.
Submitted 26 October 2023 by christopher collins
Biography contributed by Adelaide Botanic High School
Ernest Albert Goodes was the son of Annie Goodes, his father being unknown. Ernest was born in Mount Pleasant, SA on the 16th of February 1893 and his home town was Harrogate, Mount Barker. He worked as a labourer, and he went to school at Mount Pleasant Public School.
Ernest enlisted on the 14th of November 1914 under the service number of 1528 and into the Australian Imperial Force in the 10th Battalion. He embarked as a Private on the 19th of February 1915 on the HMAT Runic. The 10th Infantry Battalion was one of six Battalions sent to the Dardanelles, also known as the Strait of Gallipoli. Ernest's time at Gallipoli was cut short when he contracted diarrhoea whilst he was there. He was later diagnosed with an Enteric Disease and then was transferred to the Mena House and then had his diagnosis changed again to Colitis. It took Ernest around 6 months of recovery.
After his lengthy recovery Ernest was transferred to the 50th Infantry Battalion and was promoted to Lance Corporal. Ernest later embarked at Bareilles, France and four months later on the 13-3-17, and he recieved another promotion and became a Temporary Corporal. About a month later on the 2-4-17 Ernest was reported missing and 6 months later on the 31-10-17 his status was changed to KIA. Sadly, Ernest was one of the tens of thousands Australians to not make it back from war.
His final rank was officially Corporal and he recieved 2 medals, the Star Medal and the Victory Medal.
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