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Sydney Percival GOODSELL

ReligionChurch of England
OccupationSalesman
AddressCorner Church and Macquarie Streets, Parramatta, New South Wales
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation37
Next of kinWife, Mrs Lillian Adelaide Goodsell, corner Church and Macquarie Streets, Parramatta, New South Wales
Enlistment dateNO ENTRY
Rank on enlistmentCaptain
Unit name18th Battalion, Headquarters
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/35/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from s, New South Wales, on board TRANSPORT A40 Ceramic on 25 June 1915
Rank from Nominal RollMajor
Unit from Nominal Roll18th Battalion
Recommendations (Medals and Awards)

Legion of Honour


Recommendation date: 17 November 1915

Croix de Guerre


Recommendation date: August 1915

Unspecified


Mention in Despatches awarded, and promulgated, 'London Gazette', Supplement, No. 29455 (28 January 1916); 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 44 (6 April 1916).
Recommendation date: 27-28 August 1915

FateReturned to Australia 16 February 1917
Medals

Croix de Guerre (France)


Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 191
Date: 12 December 1918

Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front

Medals: Croix de Guerre, 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

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