Regimental number | 2147 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Mount Pleasant, South Australia |
Place of birth | Mt Pleasant, South Australia |
School | Prince Alfred College, South Australia; Prince Alfred College, Adelaide, South Australia |
Religion | Baptist |
Occupation | Student |
Address | Second Avenue, St Peters, South Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 18 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Florence Ada Godfree, Second Avenue, St Peters, South Australia |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 27th Battalion, 4th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/44/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A15 Star Of England on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 27th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Messines, Belgium |
Age at death | 19 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 19 |
Place of burial | La Plus Douve Farm Cemetery (Plot I, Row C, Grave No. 4), Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 110 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: John and Florence GODFREE, 2nd Avenue, St. Peters, South Australia. Native of Mount Pleasant, South Australia |
Family/military connections | Nil |
Other details | War service: Egypt, France, Belgium (killed in action, Messines Ridge). |