Regimental number | 3122 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Newcastle on Tyne, England |
Place of birth | |
School | Richmond Hill, Charters Towers, Queensland |
Age on arrival in Australia | 7 |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Planter |
Address | Port Moresby, Papua |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 34 |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs Flora Shaw Gofton, Port Moresby, Papua |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 47th Battalion, 8th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/64/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A64 Demosthenes on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 47th Battalion |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Place of death or wounding | Albert, France |
Age at death | 37 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 37 |
Place of burial | Dernancourt Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot X, Row A, Grave No. 17), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 143 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Ralph and Elizabeth GOFTON; husband of F.S. GOFTON, Sawarai, Papua. Native of Newcastle-on-Tyne, England |
Family/military connections | Brother:2181 Private Septimus Gofton, MM, 5th Light Horse Regiment |
Other details |
War service: Western Front |