Private

Walter Earl Goodwin

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of Charles James and Kate Isabella Goodwin. Native of Tuna, Midhurst, New Plymouth.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES
CONTRIBUTED

Public Contributions:

My grandmother (Walter's sister) always told me that Walter had lied about his age, in his haste and excitement to see the world, and do "his bit" for mother England. He was actually younger than his... Read More

Submitted by: Judith Robins
Relationship to casualty: Great Niece
Submitted by: Judith Robins
Relationship to casualty: Great Niece

Personal Tributes:

Submitted by: Robert Hall
Relationship to casualty: Cousin
Walter Earl Goodwin is a first cousin to my grandmother Jane Agnes Parker, born Goodwin. Charles Walter father used to go to Okato to visit his brother Arthur James Goodwin and Walter Earl Goodwin w... Read More

Casualty

Service Number: 
10/3889
Name:
Walter Earl Goodwin
Rank: 
Private
Date of Birth:
04 January 1896
Next of Kin: 
C. Goodwin (father), Tuna Road, Midhurst, Taranaki, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Occupation on Enlistment:
Farm labourer
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
NZEF, Wellington Regiment, 1 Battalion

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Date of Death:
04 October 1917
Day of Death:
Thursday
Age at Death: 
21
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
New Zealand Expeditionary Force
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
04 March 1916
Transport:

HMNZT 47
HMNZT 48
Vessel:
Willochra or Tofua
Destination:
Suez, Egypt

Text in italics supplied by Cenotaph Online, Auckland War Memorial Museum

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
N.Z. Apse, Panel 6.
Cemetery Location: 
Belgium
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