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Edward James GOODWIN

Regimental number1932
Place of birthPark Street, Burnley, Victoria
SchoolState School, Burnley, Victoria
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationStore assistant
Address88 Bendigo Street, Burnley, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation18
Next of kinMother, Mrs Goodwin, 88 Bendigo Street, Burnley, Victoria
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date16 June 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name23rd Battalion, 3rd Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/40/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A68 Anchises on 26 August 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll23rd Battalion
FateDied of wounds 8 April 1918
Place of death or woundingFrance
Age at death20.8
Age at death from cemetery records20
Place of burialDernancourt Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot X, Row A, Grave No. 15), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
99
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Augustus and Mabel GOODWIN, Cranbourne Road, Frankston, Victoria. Native of Burnley, Richmond

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