Robert GOULDEN

Regimental number62050
Date of birth11 March 1885
Place of birthCarroromurvy, Co Sligo, Ireland
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationFarmer
Marital statusSingle
Height5' 11.5"
Weight200 lbs
Next of kinSister, Miss Phoebe Goulden, GPO, Wellington
Enlistment date26 October 1917
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 31st Reinforcements, Auckland Infantry Regiment, A Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 97 Tahiti on 16 November 1917
Final rankPrivate
Final unit1st New Zealand Entrenching Battalion
Discharge date6 May 1919
Other details

War service: Western Front

Embarked Wellington, 16 November 1917; disembarked Liverpool, England, 7 January 1918.

Proceeded overseas to France, 20 March 1918.

Joined 1st NZ Entrenching Bn, in the field, 19 May 1918.

Transferred to 2nd Bn, Auckland Infantry Regiment, 27 August 1918.

Wounded in action (date not recorded) (gun shot wound, left leg, face); admitted to 6th General Hospital, Rouen, 3 September 1918; transferred to England, and admitted to No 1 NZ General Hospital, Brockenhurst, 5 September 1918.

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Zealandic', 29 February 1919; discharged (no longer physically fit for War Service on account of wounds received in action), 6 May 1919.

Total war service: 1 year 311 days (of which 1 year 105 days was abroad)

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death12 March 1925 Eltham
Age at death40
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 75, p. 5
Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805

Print format