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GOSS, Walter Nicholas
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 4796 |
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| Enlisted: | 1 November 1915, Ross, Tasmania |
| Last Rank: | Driver |
| Last Unit: | 110th Australian (Howitzer) Battery |
| Born: | Eastwood, Tasmania, Australia, 26 January 1897 |
| Home Town: | Oatlands, Southern Midlands, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Milkman |
| Died: | Died of wounds, France, 18 April 1918, aged 21 years |
| Cemetery: |
Wimereux Communal Cemetery, Pas-de-Calais - Hauts-de-France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Oatlands Soldiers Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 1 Nov 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4796, Ross, Tasmania | |
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| 19 Feb 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 4796, 12th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ballarat embarkation_ship_number: A70 public_note: '' | |
| 19 Feb 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 4796, 12th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ballarat, Melbourne | |
| 5 Apr 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Driver, 4796, 110th Australian (Howitzer) Battery, Villers-Bretonneux, Shell wound (back) | |
| 18 Apr 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Driver, 4796, 110th Australian (Howitzer) Battery, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 4796 awm_unit: 110th Australian (Howitzer) Battery awm_rank: Driver awm_died_date: 1918-04-18 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by John Edwards
"...4796 Private Walter Nicholas Goss, 12th Battalion, of Eastwood, Tasmania. A milkman prior to enlistment, he embarked with the 15th Reinforcements on HMAT Ballarat on 19 February 1916. He transferred to several artillery units before becoming a driver with the 10th Field Artillery Brigade. He received a shot wound to the back on 5 April 1918 and died of these wounds on 18 April 1918..." - SOURCE (www.awm.gov.au)
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