Walter Lewis GOODWIN

GOODWIN, Walter Lewis

Service Numbers: N/A, V365362
Enlisted: 4 July 1915, Discharged due to being under age.
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: Not yet discovered
Born: Tarraville, Victoria, Australia, 6 May 1897
Home Town: Not yet discovered
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Not yet discovered
Died: Carcinoma of Lung, Traralgon, Victoria, Australia, 30 July 1962, aged 65 years
Cemetery: Gippsland Memorial Park Traralgon, Victoria
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World War 1 Service

4 Jul 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, N/A, Discharged due to being under age.

World War 2 Service

23 Mar 1942: Enlisted Private, V365362, 12 Btn Volunteer Defence Corp.

World War 1 Service

Date unknown: Involvement

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Biography contributed by Terry Goodwin

Enlisted for WW1 but was discharged when real age was discovered. Date of birth on Army papers given as 6/5/1895. Making him 2 yrs older than he was.


Enlisted in the Australian Army on the 23rd March 1942 and was Discharged on the 10th October 1942 from the 12 Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps.
Service # V365362
Rank, Private

Biography contributed by Terry Goodwin

Date of birth on Army papers given as 6/5/1895. Making him 2 yrs older than he was. Discharged from WW1 enlistment due to being under age.


Enlisted in the Australian Army on the 23rd March 1942 and was Discharged on the 10th October 1942 from the 12 Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps.
Service # V365362
Rank, Private