Regimental number | 1553 |
Place of birth | Melbourne, Victoria |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Driver |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 21 |
Height | 5' 7.5" |
Weight | 166 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, F Goldie, 28 Aberdeen Road, Prahran, Victoria |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Place of enlistment | Melbourne, Victoria |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 7th Battalion, 3rd Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/24/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A54 Runic on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Lance Corporal |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 59th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of burial | No known grave |
Commemoration details | V.C. Corner (Panel No 15), Australian Cemetery Memorial, Fromelles, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 167 |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Joined 7th Bn, Gallipoli, 8 May 1915. Admitted to hospital, Gallipoli, 9 July 1915; rejoined Bn, 20 July 1915 (no further details recorded). Found guilty, Sarpi Camp, Lemnos, 13 November 1915, of disorderly conduct after lights out and insubordination: awarded 14 days' detention (detention remitted) and forfeiture of 14 days' pay. Disembarked Alexandria, 7 January 1916 (general Gallipoli evacuation). Found guilty, Tel el Kebir, of burning rubbish in a prohibited place: forfeited 1 day's pay. Found guilty, Serapeum, 21 February 1916, of refusing to obey an order given by an NCO: awarded 7 days' Field Punishment No 2. Transferred to 59th Bn, 24 February 1916. Appointed Lance Corporal, 30 May 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 18 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 29 June 1916. Posted missing, 19 July 1916. Court of Enquiry, held in the field, 29 August 1917, pronounced fate as 'Killed in Action, 19 July 1916'. Handwritten note on Form B103: 'Presume Buried in No Man's Land approx 5J90 43 to 5K02.5.1 Sheet Hazebrouck 5A'. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, GOLDIE Charles Edward |