Regimental number | 2671 |
Place of birth | Sydney, New South Wales |
Other Names | Alfred Basil |
School | High School, New South Wales |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Clerk |
Address | 'Myrilda', Rockland Road, Wollstonecraft, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 31 |
Height | 5' 1.5" |
Weight | 106 lbs |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs A P Goodwin, 'Myrilda', Rocklands Road, Wollstonecraft, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Holsworthy, New South Wales |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 20th Battalion, 6th Reinforcement |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A14 Euripides on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 59th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Age at death | 32 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 32 |
Place of burial | No known grave |
Commemoration details | V.C. Corner (Panel No 16), Australian Cemetery Memorial, Fromelles, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 167 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Alfred and Annie GOODWIN, "King's Gate", Campbell Street, Kirribilli, New South Wales |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Allotted to and proceeded to join 56th Bn, Tel el Kebir, 16 February 1916. Transferred to 59th Bn, Ferry Post, 18 May 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 18 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 29 June 1916. Posted missing, 19 July 1916. Court of Enquiry, held in the field, 29 August 1917, pronounced fate as 'Killed in Action, 19 July 1916'. Handwritten note on Form B103: 'Presume Buried In No Man's Land approx 5J90 43 to 5K02.5.1 Sheet Hazebrouck 5A'. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, GOODWIN Alfred Basil Harrison
Red Cross file 1180907 |