Ray Goddard

Forenames

Ray AWMM

Surname

Goddard AWMM

Service number

• WWII 624854 AWMM
• WWII NZ7853 AWMM

Gender

Male AWMM

Religion

Methodist, Christian AWMM

Birth

16 Mar 1924 AWMM

Address before enlistment

• 8th Army Service Corp, N.Z. Army AWMM
• WW2 C/- Mrs TJ Leigh, 12 Hudson St, Ellerslie, Auckland AWMM

Post war occupation

• 1954-1958 AWMM
  Apiarist Instructor/Civilian AWMM
• 1958-1988 AWMM
  Book seller stationer/Civilian AWMM
• 1946-1954 AWMM
  Instructor/Civilian AWMM
• Bee keeper/Civilian AWMM

Next of kin

Mrs. Edith Goddard (Mother) Owhango AWMM

Relationship status

• Single AWMM
• 8 Apr 1950 AWMM Married/Post WWII AWMM
  Married a trained Nurse, Pamela Kirkby AWMM
• Married/WWII AWMM

War

World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM

Campaign

• South East Asia AWMM
• Pacific Theatre of War AWMM

Armed force / branch

• Army AWMM
• Navy AWMM

Service number

• WWII 624854 AWMM
• WWII NZ7853 AWMM

Military service

• Royal New Zealand Navy AWMM
  Hostilities Only AWMM
• Royal New Zealand Navy, HMS Gambia AWMM

Medals and Awards

• Burma Star (Pacific clasp) AWMM
• War Medal 1939-1945 AWMM
• New Zealand Operational Service Medal AWMM
• New Zealand War Service Medal AWMM
• Defence Medal AWMM
• New Zealand Service Medal 1946-1949 AWMM

Enlistment

• WW2 25 Jun 1942 AWMM
  Age  18 AWMM
  Student/Civilian AWMM
• WW2 27 Jul 1943 AWMM

Embarkation details

WW2 Vessel was Nieuw Amsterdam AWMM Private AWMM New Zealand Army AWMM
2nd Embarkation AWMM

Medical notes

• 1944 AWMM Hospital Diseases , Wounds, WWII AWMM
  Dengue Fever, Colombo Hospital AWMM
• Eye colour, WWII AWMM
  Blue AWMM
• Hair colour, WWII AWMM
  Brown AWMM
• Height, WWII AWMM
  5'11.5" AWMM

Last rank

WW2 10 Jan 1946 AWMM
End of War AWMM
Able Seaman/Military AWMM

Member of the Taupo RSA. AWMM

Related Serviceperson

External links

• IN HONOUR: New Zealand’s surviving WWII veterans (Stuff.co.nz). Published 25 April 2020.
  https://interactives.stuff.co.nz/2020/in-honour/index.html
  Further Reference
• Fullick, Milly (16 March 2024). "V-J Day celebrations short-lived ex-navy man recalls", Waikato News.
  https://www.nzherald.co.nz/waikato-news/news/v-j-day-celebrations-short-lived-ex-navy-man-recalls/WJT4RVIZUND55M2NF57RDNOVY4/
  Further Reference
• Good Sorts: The 100-year-old hospice volunteer who loves giving back (26 January 2025) 1News
  https://www.1news.co.nz/2025/01/26/good-sorts-the-100-year-old-hospice-volunteer-who-loves-giving-back/
  Further Reference

References

• Information kindly provided by family
• This record was partially compiled from information provided by the New Zealand Institute of Professional Photographers (NZIPP) Veteran Portrait Project.
• Personnel - Demobilisation - Monthly list of personnel demobilised [Royal New Zealand Navy], Archives New Zealand, Wellington, AAYT 8490 N1/426 (R21465794)
• Royal New Zealand Navy List (c.1921-c.1970) - kindly provided by Ralph McNabb. This list was not collated by McNabb but was sourced from the Royal New Zealand Navy.