Ernest Henry GOODWIN

Regimental number30785
OccupationButcher
Next of kinMother, Mrs M Goodwin, 42 Pollen Street, Grey Lynn, Auckland
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 20th Reinforcements (1st Draft), Auckland Infantry Battalion, A Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board Port Lyttelton on 7 December 1916
Harbour records indicate that the actual date of sailing was 8 December 1916.
Final rankPrivate
Final unit1st Battalion, Auckland Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 4 October 1917
Age at death from cemetery records23
Place of burialDochy Farm New British Cemetery (Plot II, Row C, Grave No 3),nr Ieper, Belgium
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: George and Mary Goodwin, 1 Howe Street, Newton, Auckland
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 47, p. 3