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William Walter Goodwin

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Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    William Walter AWMM
  • Surname
    Goodwin AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    WWI 8 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion
    Church of England, Christian AWMM

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    Christchurch, Canterbury Peter Dennis, UNSW Canberra
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
    Pre 1 October 1914 AWMM 41 Collins Place, Melbourne, Victoria AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    Mrs Rita Goodwin, c/o Mrs Lake, Edith Street, Caulfield, Victoria AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Pre 1 October 1914 AWMM Married AWMM

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
  • Campaign
    • 1914-1916 Egypt AWMM
    • 1915-1916 Gallipoli AWMM
    • 1914-1919 Western Front AWMM
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    WWI 8 AWMM
  • Military service
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Military decorations

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  • Medals and Awards
    • Military Medal (MM) AWMM
      'For general good work in repairing telephone lines under shell fire between 6th and 13th August, 1916, at POZIERES, and between 27th and 28th August, 1916, near MOUQUET FARM. He never failed to carry out his work no matter how furious the enemy shell fire, and many times escaped being blown up.' Second description reads: 'During the Battalion's tour of duty from 24th January, 1917, to 9th February, 1917, in the GUEUDECOURT Sector, this N.C.O. displayed great courage and devotion to duty. He was always at hand and with his assistants continually patrolled the telephone lines and kept up the telephone communications with the front line under most difficult circumstances. Many improvements were carried out in the Battalions telephone system, a system of laddering was laid down which showed a marked improvement on the previous system. This was carried out and supervised almost entirely by Corporal GOODWIN, who ran great personal risk from enemy's artillery and machine gun fire.' - 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 62- 19/04/1917 AWMM
    • 1914-1915 Star AWMM
    • British War Medal (1914-1920) AWMM
    • Victory Medal AWMM

Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    WW1 1 October 1914 Peter Dennis, UNSW Canberra
    Age 28 AWMM
    Steward/Civilian Peter Dennis, UNSW Canberra
    Melbourne, Victoria Peter Dennis, UNSW Canberra
  • Occupation before enlistment
  • Age on enlistment

Embarkations

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Prisoner of war

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  • Capture details
  • Days interned
  • Liberation date
  • Liberation Repatriation
  • POW liberation details
  • POW serial number

Medical history

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  • Medical notes
    29 March 1917 AWMMKilled in Action, Cause of Death AWMM

Last known rank

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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Death

About death

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  • Death
    29 March 1917 Peter Dennis, UNSW Canberra
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Killed in Action AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    Beugnatre Communal Cemetery (Grave No. 5), France AWMM
  • Cemetery name
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  • Obituary
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Memorials

Memorial

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Sources

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    AIF Peter Dennis, UNSW Canberra AWMM

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