John Goffin

Personal Information
Date of Birth	not known
Place of Birth	Brampton, Suffolk, England
Age at Enlistment	26 years, 9 months
Description	5'10½" (1.79m) tall; weight 155 lbs (70.3kg); fresh complexion, blue eyes, dark brown hair.
Occupation	farm hand
Religion	Church of England
Address	Jelcobine Estate, Brookton, Western Australia
Next of Kin	Father Mt Botwright John Goffin
Military Information
Reg Number	6049
Date of Enlistment	25 Mar 1916
Rank	Private
Unit/Formation	11th Battalion, 19th Reinforcement / 3rd Brigade, 1st Division
Date of Embarkation	7 Aug 1916 - 24 Sep 1916
Ship Embarked On	HMAT A28 Miltiades
Fate	Wounded in Action 15 Apr 1917 Lagnicourt, Wounded in Action (gassed) 7 Mar 1918
Monument	Jarrahdale

Pre War

A widower at time of enlistment.

War Service

Prior to his emigration to Australia, John had served for 3 years with the Suffolk Yeomanry.

Two weeks after entering Blackboy Hill camp, John was allocated to the 19th reinforcement draft for the 11th Battalion.

Proceeded overseas to France from England on 4 Dec 1916, and taken on strength of the 11th Bn on 26 Dec 1916, and posted to A Company. The battalion at that time was providing working parties to front line positions in the Flers area.

Wounded in action on 15 Apr 1917 at Louverval, 13 km north-east of Bapaume, when the 11th Battalion was heavily shelled, followed by an infantry attack by the Germans which had early success capturing a section of Australian trench and hanging on to it for some time, before

GSW to arm; rejoins Bn 12 Feb 1918; Discharged in England 21 May 1919