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William Thomas GOMAN

Regimental number6522
Place of birthCarrington, Newcastle, New South Wales
SchoolPublic School, Wickham, New South Wales
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationPlumber
Address13 Lawson Street, Paddington, New South Wales
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation21
Next of kinWife, Mrs. E. Goman, 13 Lawson Street, Paddington, New South Wales
Previous military serviceServed in Compulsory Training; engineer in Citizen Military Forces.
Enlistment date31 January 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll21 January 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name13th Battalion, 21st Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/30/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A40 Ceramic on 7 October 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll19th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 31 August 1918
Place of death or woundingMont St Quentin, France
Date of death31 August 1918
Age at death24
Age at death from cemetery records24
Place of burialPeronne Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot IV, Row A, Grave No. I), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
88
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: George and Margaret GOMAN; husband of Emily GOMAN, 13 Lawson Street, Paddington, New South Wales
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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