| Regimental number | 3063 |
| Place of birth | Hobart, Tasmania |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Labourer |
| Address | 219 Richardson Street, North Carlton, Victoria |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age at embarkation | 41 |
| Height | 5' 8" |
| Weight | 173 lbs |
| Next of kin | Wife, Mrs. R.G. Goldsmith, Pinnock Street, Bairnsdale, Gippsland, Victoria |
| Previous military service | Nil |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Melbourne, Victoria |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 8th Battalion, 10th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/25/4 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT RMS Osterley on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 59th Battalion |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | V.C. Corner (Panel No 16), Australian Cemetery Memorial, Fromelles, France |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 161 |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Allotted to and proceeded to join 59th Bn, Tel el Kebir, 26 February 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 18 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 29 June 1916. Posted missing, 19 July 1916. Court of Enquiry, held in the field, 29 August 1917, pronounced fate as 'Killed in Action, 19 July 1916'. Handwritten note on Form B103: 'Presume Buried in No Man's Land approx 5J90 43 to 5K02.5.1 Sheet Hazebrouck 5A'. Statement, Red Cross File No 1180405, 3072 Pte J.M. GREGORY, 59th Bn (patient, 5th Southern General Hospital, Portsmouth, England), 5 December 1916: 'Informant states that on July 19th 1916 at Fromelles near Armentieres the day of the charge, Goldsmith was shot down just as he was going over the parapet.' Second statement, 3009 Pte R. BARROW, 59th Bn, 2 July 1917: 'I was wounded at Fleurbaix on the 19th July and crawled back on the 20th. I saw the body of the Casualty lying back on the other side of the Creek, dead. He was a big man with a havy moustache, called "Dad".' Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, GOLDSMITH Robert George Henry
Red Cross file 1180405 |
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