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Herbert GOLDING

Regimental number564
Place of birthLondon, England
SchoolBalwyn State School and Hawthorn Grammar, Victoria
ReligionMethodist
OccupationJournalist
AddressMcIvor Street, Cheltenham, Victoria
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation34
Next of kinMrs H Golding, McIvor Street, Cheltenham, Victoria
Previous military serviceServed 2 years in Senior Cadets.
Enlistment date12 February 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll25 February 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name23rd Battalion, C Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/40/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A14 Euripides on 10 May 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll23rd Battalion
FateDied of wounds 27 August 1916
Place of death or woundingPozieres, Somme Sector, France
Date of death27 August 1916
Age at death36
Place of burialContay British Cemetery (Plot I, Row A, Grave No. 3), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
99
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Alfred and Kate GOLDING; husband of Annie GOLDING, 15 Boronia Street, Canterbury, Victoria. Native of London
Family/military connectionsBrother-in-law: 229 Pte Lawrence Mouland JAMES, 8th Machine Gun Section, died of wounds, 21 July 1916.
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

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