Walter GOODWIN

Regimental number2/536
AddressMorrinsville, Auckland
Marital statusSingle
Next of kinFather, Robert Goodwin, Morrinsville, Auckland
Rank on embarkationGunner
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, New Zealand Field Artillery
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 16 October 1914
Final rankSergeant
Final unitNo 1 Battery, New Zealand Field Artillery
FateKilled in Action 21 June 1917
Age at death from cemetery records26
Place of burialStrand Military Cemetery (Plot VI, Row B, Grave No 13), nr Ieper, Belgium
Miscellaneous information from
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Parents: Robert and Sarah J. Goodwin, Lorne Street, Morrinsville
Family/military connectionsBrothers: 54741 Rifleman Reginald Charles GOODWIN, 1st Bn, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, killed in action, 5 April 1918; 12/2610 2nd Lt Robert GOODWIN, 2nd Bn, Auckland Infantry Regiment, killed in action, 1 October 1916.
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Field Artillery/Main Body