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Captain the Rev. A. J. Goodman, M.S.H., who has been appointed Chaplain to the Australian Expeditionary Forces for continuous service, left for the front by a troopship on Monday last. Father Goodman is the third chaplain given by the Missionaries of the Sacred Heart from Australia during the present war. The other two were Captain, Rev.J. Gilbert, 'M.S.H., and Captain Rev. Paul Lyn'ch,' M.S.H., who are now at the front. All three were educated for the priesthood arid trained for missionary work at the Sacred Heart Monastery, Kensington. Being. Australians themselves, they gladly volunteered as chaplains. deeming it an honour, to follow their countrymen to the fighting line, there, to give them all possible spiritual aid where, they need it most. Rev., Father Gilbert is a native of New Zealand, Father. Goodman of West Australia, and Father Lynch hails from Ireland, though Australia is the land. of his adoption. The three, of them have been appointed for continuous. service until the end of the war, and they are the first Australian priests to have received such an appointment. Two of the present chaplain's brothers have already been in active service. Private T. Goodman. (W.A,), who has been seriously wounded, and has since, returned home in a very critical condition and Private A. Goodman, who is still Mn the firing line. Our new chaplain then, makes the trio from this patriotic family.

Freeman's Journal Thursday 07 October 1915 page 21