Goodwin, Victor Lindsay

Gosford District Casualties of World War One Bragg, Victor Edmund Allen Goodwin, Lindsay

Service Number Number 2907 1494 Service Killed May 1915 Killed in in Action Action 19th 7th June 1917 Gallipoli Peninsula Messines, Belgium

Gosford City Council gratefully acknowledges the voluntary efforts of Benalyn Campbell And Vivienne Tranter in compiling this resource

The information in this file has been extracted from official records held in the The Australian War Memorial and National Archives of Australia (ÂŠ Commonwealth of Australia [National Archives of Australia] 2013) Further information on this soldier may be found online at: Commonwealth War Graves The AIF project Content advisory: This file may potentially contain disturbing accounts of service-related injury and death, disease and family grief. Adult supervision is recommended for children using these resources. Individual files should be viewed within the context provided by wider research on service conditions in the 1st AIF. This resource is presented by Gosford City Council for research purposes only. Please note that copyright for resources contained within remains with the original copyright owners.

NAME

Goodwin, Victor Lindsay

SERVICE NO

2907

UNIT

45th Battalion

RANK

Private

AGE at Enlistment

38 yrs 7 mths

PLACE OF BIRTH

Cooma, NSW

ADDRESS

Rabbit Island, Hawkesbury River

OCCUPATION DATE OF ENLISTMENT

Cook & Motor Driver (Barman Cnr Buckingham & Devonshire St Surry Hills & a tram conductor). 8 Jul 1916

PLACE OF ENLISTMENT

Royal Aust Show Ground.

PREVIOUS SERVICE NEXT OF KIN

RELIGION

Parents deceased Brother;- George Goodwin, Stewart St. Bathurst. Brother;- Francis Dudley Goodwin, Middle Flat Cooma. Niece;- Aileen Mona Porter, Lane Cove House, Penrose St Longueville. Height-5’8”. Weight-167lbs. Chest 36-39”. Complexion-Fresh. Eyes-Hazel. Hair-D Brown. Small scar over L/Heel C/E

EMBARKED

Sydney 8 Nov 1916 per SS “Pt Nicholson”

DISEMBARKED

Devonport 10 Jan 1917

PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION

NOTES WOUNDED/ILLNESS DIED

14 Nov 1916-at sea-hosp- VD Missing in Action 7 Jun 1917 7 Jun 1917-Messines, Belgium Shot through throat by machine gun bullet./Shell wounds stomach

BURIED MEDALS

British War Medal-51856, Victory Medal-51188. Memorial Plaque -

DEPENDANTS PERSONAL EFFECTS WILL CORRESPONDENCE

Sister;- Mrs J Igoe, 183 Bullwarra Rd. Pyrmont

REMARKS RED CROSS REPORT

Cousin;-Geo Eccleston no 2526 Goodwin had a heavy moustache, & was a very fine fellow, liked by everyone.

NEWSPAPER REPORTS Sc Ancestry .com (Smith Family Tree) Photo, not for public view Parents;- William Goodwin 1828-1909 & Emma nee Ward 1840-1915 NSW Births Goodwin, Victor, 1879/11803 reg Cooma Ptns William & Emma

Abridged record/s courtesy of the National Archives of Australia (NAA) Series No: B2455 Item Barcode: 4787291

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