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George GOODGER

Regimental number6510
Date of birth7 September 1890
Place of birthBenalla, Victoria
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationRabbit trapper
AddressBath Street, Holbrook, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation24
Next of kinMother, Mrs C L Goodger, Bath Street, Holbrook, New South Wales
Enlistment date29 April 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name3rd Battalion, 21st Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/20/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A40 Ceramic on 7 October 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll3rd Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 5 March 1919
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Plaque in Victorian Garden of Remembrance
Discharge date5 June 1919
Other details

War service: Western Front

Embarked from Sydney, 7 October 1916; disembarked Plymouth, England, 21 November 1916.

Taken on strength, 3rd Bn, France, 12 February 1917.

Reported missing in action, 2 March 1917; presumed Prisoner of War; status as POW confirmed, 5 July 1917. Interned at Gefargenenlager Limburg and Lahn, Germany.

Repatriated to England; arrived, 29 November 1918.

Commenced return to Australia on board 'Nevasa'; disembarked Sydney, 23 April 1919; discharged, 5 June 1919.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

Date of death25 February 1947
Age at death56
Place of burialOld Melbourne Cemetery, Carlton, Victoria

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