Harry Matthew GOULD

GOULD, Harry Matthew

    Service Numbers: 51111, NX45953
    Enlisted: 17 January 1918, Enlisted Goulburn NSW allocated to A Company 1st Infantry Depot Bn Liverpool Camp and Re attested 3rd April 1918
    Last Rank: Private
    Last Unit: General / Motor Transport Company/ies (WW2)
    Born: Cowra, New South Wales, Australia, 7 June 1899
    Home Town: Mayfield East, Newcastle, New South Wales
    Schooling: Goulburn Public School, New South Wales, Australia
    Occupation: Fitters Assitant
    Died: Dysentery whilst a prisoner of the Japanese, Burma, 22 January 1944, aged 44 years
    Cemetery: Kanchanaburi War Cemetery
    Grave 1E 65
    Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial
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    World War 1 Service

    17 Jan 1918: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 51111, 1st to 15th (NSW) Reinforcements, Enlisted Goulburn NSW allocated to A Company 1st Infantry Depot Bn Liverpool Camp and Re attested 3rd April 1918
    19 Jun 1918: Embarked Private, 51111, 1st to 15th (NSW) Reinforcements, SS Field Marshal, Sydney
    19 Jun 1918: Involvement Private, 51111, 1st to 15th (NSW) Reinforcements, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '20' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: SS Field Marshal embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: ''
    26 Aug 1918: Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 2nd Infantry Battalion, Allocated to reinforce 2nd Infantry Battalion from 11th Training Bn UK
    3 Dec 1918: Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 2nd Infantry Battalion, Taken on Strength of the 2nd Battalion in the field France
    28 Jan 1919: Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 1st Division Headquarters, Attached 1st Division Ordinance Depot France for duty
    23 Jul 1919: Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 51111, 2nd Infantry Battalion, RTA 2MD Sydney termination Period of Enlistment on HT Suevic
    26 Sep 1919: Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 51111, 2nd Infantry Battalion, Discharged 2MD Sydney termination Period of Enlistment

    World War 2 Service

    28 Jun 1940: Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, NX45953, General / Motor Transport Company/ies (WW2)
    28 Jun 1940: Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, NX45953

    World War 1 Service

    27 Aug 1940: Transferred Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, 1st Infantry Training Battalion, Taken on Strength of Unit in the field Tamworth NSW for duty.

    World War 2 Service

    22 Nov 1940: Transferred Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, 2nd/30th Infantry Battalion, Taken on Strength of the Battalion in the field Tamworth NSW for duty
    6 Mar 1941: Transferred Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, General / Motor Transport Company/ies (WW2), Taken on Strength of the unit in the field Liverpool NSW for duty
    11 Feb 1942: Transferred Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, Java Task Force, Embarked Singapore disembarked Java 11th February 1942
    6 Sep 1942: Transferred Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, Java Task Force, Reported Missing Java 7th March 1942 Confirmed POW via Japanese Radio Message 6th September 1942
    23 Aug 1943: Transferred Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, General / Motor Transport Company/ies (WW2), Allocated to L Force POW Changi Singapore 23August 1943 for Thailand for work camp as POW Thai Burma Railway
    22 Jan 1944: Involvement Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, NX45953, 3rd Motor Transport Company
    22 Jan 1944: Wounded Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, NX45953, General / Motor Transport Company/ies (WW2), Reported Died of disease Dysentery in Burma on or around 1st December 1943 Confirmed by court of inquiry 22 January 1944

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    Australia, Birth Index, 1788-1922

    Name Harry M Gould
    Birth Date 1899
    Birth Place New South Wales
    Registration Year 1899
    Registration Place Cowra, New South Wales, Australia
    Father Walter E Gould
    Mother Sarah Gould
    Registration Number 20377

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