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Albert GOOCH

Regimental number1824
Place of birthRandwick, New South Wales
SchoolBurwood Superior Public School, New South Wales
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationButcher
AddressSummerville, Broke, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation23
Next of kinFather, Robdrt Gooch, James Street, Hamilton, New South Wales
Previous military serviceServed in Cadets, Enfield, NSW
Enlistment date30 March 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name34th Battalion, 2nd Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/51/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A15 Port Sydney on 4 September 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll34th Battalion
FateDied of wounds 20 February 1917
Place of death or woundingFrance
Date of death20 February 1917
Age at death19.10
Age at death from cemetery records19
Place of burialBailleul Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot III, Row A, Grave No. 24), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
123
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Robert and Mary GOOCH, 20 Everton Street, Hamilton, New South Wales
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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