Regimental number | 2863 |
Place of birth | Sittingbourne, Kent, England |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Farm labourer |
Address | Wickepin, Western Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 23 |
Height | 5' 10.75" |
Weight | 150 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, Henry James Goodhew, Wormshill, Sittingbourne, Kent, England |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Blackboy Hill, Western Australia |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 28th Battalion, 6th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/45/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A38 Ulysses on |
Regimental number from Nominal Roll | 2863A |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Driver |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 4th Division Ammunition Column |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Henry and Charlotte GOODHEW |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Allotted to and proceeded to join 51st Bn, Tel el Kebir, 3 March 1916. Transferred to Divisional Artillery, taken on strength of 24th Howitzer Brigade, and posted to 112th Battery, 16 March 1916. Transferred to 4th Divisional Ammunition Column, 18 May 1916. Proceeded from Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 6 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, 13 June 1916. On leave, 22 January 1918; rejoined unit from leave, 9 February 1918. Detached to 13th Infantry Brigade, 24 April 1918. On leave to United Kingdom, 10 November 1918; rejoined unit from leave, 30 November 1918. Detached for duty with 4th Sanitary Section, 12 December 1918; rejoined unit, 18 January 1919. Granted leave with pay only(Non-Military Employment) from 8 February to 8 July 1919, to attend farming at H. Goodhew, Swanton Farm, Bregdon, Sittingbourne, Kent. Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Barambah', 3 September 1919; disembarked Fremantle, 17 October 1919; discharged Perth, 19 December 1919. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 30 |
Place of burial | Bradgar Cemetery, Kent, England |