Regimental number | 4795 |
Place of birth | Sydney, New South Wales |
School | Manly Superior Public School, New South Wales |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Farm hand |
Address | 28 Crescent Street, Manly, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 22 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs E.L. Goldsbrough, 28 Crescent Street, Manly, New South Wales |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 4th Battalion, 15th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/21/4 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A15 Star Of England on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 56th Battalion |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Place of death or wounding | Pozieres, Somme Sector, France |
Age at death | 23 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 23 |
Place of burial | Pozieres British Cemetery (Plot II, Row D, Grave No. 18), Ovillers-La-Boisselle, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 162 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: William and Emma GOLDSBROUGH, 28 Crescent Street, Manly, New South Wales. Native of Sydney |
Family/military connections | Brothers: 4191 Pte Milton GOLDSBROUGH, 4th Bn, returned to Australia, 4 July 1919; 2172 Pte Roy GOLDSBROUGH, 56th Bn, killed in action, 16 May 1917. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |