Cpl
William Birkett Goodchild
Information about birth
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Year of birth: 1893 |
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Place of birth: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
Army information
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Country: Australia |
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Force: Australian Imperial Force |
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Rank: Corporal |
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Service number: 5526 |
Information about death
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Date of death: 31/10/1917 |
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Cause of death: Died of wounds (D.O.W.) |
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Age: 24 |
Cemetery
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Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery Plot: 21 Row: CC Grave: 7 |
Distinctions and medals 1
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Victory Medal Medal |
Points of interest 1
| #1 | Place of birth |
Connection to other soldiers 1
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Lt Albert Goodchild, 1st Light Horse.
Brother |
Sources 2
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26th Australian Infantry, (Australian War Memorial, Campbell (AWM), AWM4 23/43/27) https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/C1338583 Sources used |
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First Australian Imperial Force Personnel Dossiers, 1914-1920 (National Archives of Australia, Canberra (NAA), B2455, GOODCHILD W B). https://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/SearchNRetrieve/Interface/SearchScreens/NameSearch.aspx Sources used |
More information 4
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Commonwealth War Graves Commission Database https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/431191 |
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Namenlijst (In Flanders Fields Museum) https://namenlijst.org/publicsearch/#/person/_id=637ca514-2ceb-40cb-baaa-5bfe3bf354de |
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Lives of the First World War (Imperial War Museum) https://livesofthefirstworldwar.iwm.org.uk/lifestory/7471772 |
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The AIF Project (UNSW Canberra) https://www.aif.adfa.edu.au/showPerson?pid=113757 |