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Alexander GOODWIN

Regimental number2662
Place of birthWilliamsdale New South Wales
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationBoundary rider
AddressGoulburn, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation21
Next of kinMother, Mrs Mary Ann Goodwin, Coromandel Street, Goulburn, New South Wales
Previous military service11th Light Horse
Enlistment date1 April 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name56th Battalion, 6th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/73/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A40 Ceramic on 7 October 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll56th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 2 January 1919
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Plaque in New South Wales Garden of Remembrance
Family/military connectionsBrother: 3146 Pte James GOODWIN, 55th Bn, killed in action, 24 September 1917.
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death25 February 1958

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