Roscoe Barnett Goulder

(Confirmed)

Born: 11 July, 1891

Died: 10 November, 1964

Biographical Summary:

Roscoe Barnett Goulder joined the AIF in  August  1915.  He was taken on the strength of the 13th Battalion in Egypt on 4 March 1916.  The battalion reached Maseilles, France on 5 June 1916.  He was wounded in action (gunshot wound to his scalp) on 7 August 1916 when his unit was near Pozieres.  He was evacuated to England for treatment and convalesence and returned to the front in February 1917.

He was hit in the chest by a bullet during an attack on the Hindenburg Line near Bapaume on 11 April 1917.  The battalion retreated before he could be evacuated and he was captured.  After treatment at a hospital in Valenciennes, France, he was sent to a prisoner of war camp in Germany. 

He was repatriated to the UK in December 1918, where he remained until March 1919 when he embarked to return to Australia.  He arrived in Sydney on 16 May 1919 and was discharged from the AIF on 9 March 1920.  [JSB]

 

Recorded Names:

• Roscoe Barnett Goulder

Service Number: 4192

Ranks:

• Held rank of Corporal
• Held rank of Private

Birth Records:

• 11 July, 1891 in Liverpool

Death Records:

• 10 November, 1964 in Berry

Life Events:

• Enlisted at Holsworthy, NSW, Australia

Address:

• 19 Wolseley Road Mosman NSW Australia

Relationships:

• father - Roscoe Caughey Goulder
• mother - Louisa Maria Pearce
• wife - Barbara Winifred Bice

Organisations:

• Member of - 13th Battalion, AIF

Main Sources:

• Goulder Roscoe Barnett SERN 4192 POB Liverpool England POE Holsworthy NSW NOK F Goulder Roscoe Caughey (NAA File)
• Discovering Anzacs Roscoe Barnett Goulder (Webpage)
• MORE MEN WANTED The Cry from the Trenches PATHETIC APPEALS FROM OUR SOLDIERS (Newspaper Article)
• Goulder Roscoe Barnett SERN 4192 POB Liverpool England POE Holsworthy NSW NOK F Goulder Roscoe Caughey (Webpage)
• Red Cross Wounded and Missing Roscoe Barnett Goulder (Website)
• First World War Embarkation Rolls Roscoe Barnett Goulder (Webpage)
• MEN AND WOMEN Personal Paragraphs Missing (Newspaper Article)
• OFFICIAL CASUALTY LIST 299th and 300th NEW SOUTH WALES MISSING (Newspaper Article)
• MEN AND WOMEN Personal Paragraphs Prisoner of war (Newspaper Article)
• WAR CASUALTIES (Newspaper Article)
• PRISONERS RELEASED SLAVES OF THE HUNS THAT HAVE ARRIVED IN ENGLAND A LIST OF NSW MEN (Newspaper Article)
• Marriage Notice (Newspaper Article)

Commemorations:

• Goulder on the MosmanNeutral Bay Rifle Club Roll of Honour
• R.B. on the MosmanNeutral Bay Rifle Club Roll of Honour