Goodingham, Charles Henry (3777)
Place of Birth: Calcutta, India
Age: 26 years 1 month
Enlistment Details: Saturday, 10 July 1915 – Melbourne, VIC
Service Number: 3777 view online service record
Address:
82 Stokes Street
Port Melbourne, VIC
Next of Kin:
Herbert Goodingham (brother)
82 Stokes Street
Port Melbourne, VIC
Embarkation Details:
Date: Tuesday, 23 November 1915
Ship: HMAT Ceramic A40
Port: Adelaide, SA
Unit: 8th Infantry Battalion – 12th Reinforcements
Fate:
DOW: Saturday, 22 September 1917
Place: Belgium
Private, 8 Infantry, died of wounds, 22 September, 1917, aged 28, commemorated Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery, Belgium.
Mother: Harriett CATCHPOLE, previously GOODINGHAM, father deceased, step father Herbert CATCHPOLE. Born India (arrived c 1889 at six weeks), brother 2670, Walter William GOODNGHAM (South Melbourne) killed in action 20 September, 1917, step brother 1899 Pte Ernest Edward CATCHPOLE, (South Melbourne) killed in action, 19 July 1916. Educated Dorcas Street SS. He enlisted from 82 Stokes Street, Port Melbourne as a 26-year-old labourer. Remarkably the two brothers were the only servicemen of the family name to enlist and died within three days of each other, Charles at the 17th Casualty Clearing Station.
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Brian Membrey
GOODINGHAM – CATCHPOLE – On the 22nd September, died of gunshot wounds in France, the loved son and step-son of Herbert and the late Mrs H Catchpole, and brother of Pte. E. E. Catchpole, killed in action, 19 July, 1916, aged 28 years and 3 months, uncle of Doris.
Inserted by his father and niece, H. Catchpole
Another Death Notice was placed by Walter’s wife from 233 Moray Street, South Melbourne, apparently unaware the her own husband had been killed two days before Charles died of wounds
Brian Membrey
“He was admitted to this Station suffering from severe shell wounds of both legs and in a critical condition. It is with regret that I have to inform you that he died at 1.45 p.m. on 22.9.17 as a result of his wounds. He was buried the next day in the Soldier’s Cemetery near to this hospital. His grave was duly marked and registered”. Officer Commanding, No. 17 Casualty Clearing Station. 16.12.17