Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Leigh Road, nr Bannockburn, Victoria |
School | Bannockburn and Flinders (Geelong) State Schools, Victoria |
Other training | Geelong College and Ormond College, Melbourne University, Victoria; Presbyterian Minister. |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Clergyman |
Address | Lancefield, Victoria |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 33 |
Height | 5' 10.5" |
Weight | 166 lbs |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs H M Goller, Lancefield, Victoria |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Chaplain (4th Class) |
Unit name | Chaplains' Corps |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A70 Ballarat on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Chaplain |
Unit from Nominal Roll | Chaplains' Department |
Recommendations (Medals and Awards) |
Military Cross Work near Proyart from 10 August 1918. Recommendation date: |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Was Chaplain on the 'Ballarat' when torpedoed; buried St Emilie Cemetery. |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Rossnoy |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 35 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 35 |
Place of burial | Templeux-le-Guerard British Cemetery (Plot II, Row F, Grave No. 29), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 185 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: John and Matilda GOLLER; husband of Hilda GOLLER, 81 South Road, Brighton Beach, Victoria |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Killed 29 September 1918 while collecting the personal effects of members of 37th Bn who had just been killed; hit in the shoulder by a machine gun bullet that entered his heart; death instantaneous. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Miscellaneous details | Appointment for continuous service. |