| Regimental number | 599 |
| Place of birth | Cooma, New South Wales |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Farmer |
| Address | Middle Flat, Cooma, New South Wales |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 19 |
| Height | 5' 8" |
| Weight | 144 lbs |
| Next of kin | Father, Mr Thomas Goodwin, Middle Flat, Cooma, New South Wales |
| Previous military service | Served for4 years in the Senior Cadets and in the Australian Light Horse: still serving at time of AIF enlistment. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Sydney, New South Wales |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | Machine Gun Company 14, Reinforcement 10 |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 24/19/3 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board RMS Osterley on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 5th Machine Gun Battalion |
| Fate | Returned to Australia |
| Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll) | Final unit incorrectly listed on Nominal Roll as 2nd Machine Gun Battalion. |
| Place of burial | Rookwood Necropolis |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 176 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Thomas and Edith GOODWIN, 19 Chatswood Avenue, Chatswood, New South Wales. Native of Cooma, New south Wales |
| Discharge date | |
| Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked Melbourne, 14 February 1917; disembarked Plymouth, England, 11 April 1917; marched in to Australian Machine Gun Training Depot, Grantham, 12 April 1917. Admitted to Belton Hospital, 21 April 1917 (influenza); marched in to Machine Gun Training Depot from hospital, 1 May 1917. Proceeded overseas to France, 26 June 1917; taken on strength, 14th Machine Gun Company, in the field, 5 October 1917. On leave to Paris, 12 March 1918; rejoined unit, in the field, from leave, 21 March 1918. On leave to United Kingdom, 29 August 1918; rejoined unit, in the field, from leave, 15 September 1918. Appointed Driver, 25 January 1919. Marched out to England, 14 April 1919, for agricultural course, Sutton Veny (Non-Military Employment). Marched in to No 5 Group, Weymouth, from Sutton Veny, 23 May 1919. Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Port Melbourne', 5 July 1919; disembarked Melbourne, 20 August 1919; discharged, 28 September 1919. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Date of death | |
| Age at death | 23 |
| Place of burial | Rookwood Necropolis, New South Wales |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, GOODWIN Napier Carlisle |
Postal Address:
Po Box 7916
Canberra BC 2610, Australia
Street Address:
Northcott Drive,
Campbell, ACT 2600
