GOULD, George Godfrey
(Service number 60932)
| First Rank | Private | Last Rank |
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Birth
| Date | 04/11/1896 | Place of Birth | Pleasant Point |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | Rangitira Valley, Temuka | ||
| Occupation | Farmer | ||
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| Next of Kin | Mrs E. GOULD (mother), Rangatira Valley, Temuka | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | New Zealand Expeditionary Force | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | 30th Reinforcements, Canterbury Infantry Regiment, C Company | ||
| Date | 13 October 1917 | ||
| Transport | Corinthic | ||
| Embarked From | Destination | Liverpool, Merseyside, England | |
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Award Circumstances and Date
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Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 30 August 1974 | Age | 77 years |
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| Memorial or Cemetery | Temuka Cemetery | ||
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Biographical Notes
George Godfrey Gould was the second son of George James and Emily (née Kee) Gould. George married Gladys alice May Vowles on 29 June 1921 at St Peter's Church, Temuka. Gladys died the following year and George remarried in 1927. his older brother, Edward James Gould, was killed in action on 4 Sep[tember 1918 in France.
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [13 January 2017]; NZ BDM Indexes (Department of Internal Affairs) [13 January 2017]; Temuka Cemetery headstone image (Timaru District Council) [13 January 2017]
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