GOODWIN, Harold George Arthur VETERAN

Name – GOODWIN, Harold George Arthur VETERAN
Born – 14/07/1908
Died – 18/05/1946
Location – Number 76 Anglican Section
Mother – Hannah Lousia Foster
Father – Arthur Ward Goodwin

Notes – Harold was born to Hannah and Arthur Goodwin at Goondiwindi on the 14th July, 1908. His parents were working on properties and sawmills in that area. He had one brother Eric and one sister Evelyn.

He married Dorothy Henry from The Gums area on the the 11th August, 1931 at The Gums. They had three children Reg, Shirley and Alma. His electoral roll information was 1930 to 1937 census where it has Harold living with his parents at Lillydale, Tara. As he married Dorothy in 1931 and she is living at AvocaVale in 1937, Tara, it would appear he had not updated his address for the electoral rolls.

Harold enlisted in WWII with Service Number Q226383 at Hannaford on the 17th May, 1942. The service records show he was placed on Reserve 1.8.1944 and Discharged 9.8.1944.

He was in the Volounteer Defence Corp 7th Battalion. Harold was tragically killed at the Tara Campdraft on the 18th May, 1946 when he fell from his horse and died in the Tara Hospital from a crushed skull. He died on the Saturday, and was buried on the Sunday.

Harold has a headstone and the inscription on it reads – In loving memory of Harold George Arthur Goodwin 18th May, 1946. Aged 37 years.

Newspaper Article – link

War Service File  – GOODWIN, Harold George Arthur

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