Samuel Charles GODDARD

Regimental number29949
Place of birthFremantle, Western Australia
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationPlumber
AddressKilkenny, South Australia
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation30.9
Height5' 8.25"
Weight142 lbs
Next of kinWife, Mrs A W Goddard, Mundulla Street, Kilkenny, South Australia
Previous military serviceServed for 18 months, Western Australian Field Artillery; 8 years in the 10th AID, Adelaide.
Enlistment date17 February 1916
Place of enlistmentAdelaide, South Australia
Rank on enlistmentGunner
Unit nameHowitzer Brigade 120
AWM Embarkation Roll number13/136/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A60 Aeneas on 3 October 1916
Rank from Nominal RollGunner
Unit from Nominal Roll2nd Field Artillery Brigade
FateDied of wounds 21 August 1917
Date of death21 August 1917
Place of burialBedford House Cemetery Enclosure No. 2. (Plot I, Row F, Grave No. 30), Zillebeke, Belgium
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
12
Other details

War service: Western Front

Wounded in action, 21 August 1917 (gun shot wounds, right leg).

Died of wounds, 21 August 1917.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNAA: B2455, GODDARD Samuel Charles