Regimental number | 5526 |
Place of birth | Sydney, New South Wales |
School | Bundaberg Scholarship and Maryborough Grammar School, Queensland |
Other training | Hurlstone Agricultural HIgh School (Scholarship) and Hawkesbury Agricultural College (Diploma) |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Farmer |
Address | Gayndah, Queensland |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 23 |
Next of kin | Father, William George Birkett Goodchild, Fairymead, Bundaberg, Queensland |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 26th Battalion, 15th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/43/4 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A46 Clan Macgillivray on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Corporal |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 26th Battalion |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll) | *spelt William Bickett Goodchild on NR |
Place of death or wounding | Zonnebeke, Belgium |
Age at death | 24 |
Place of burial | Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery, Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 107 |
Family/military connections | Brother: Lt Albert Goodchild, 1st Light Horse. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |