Cyril Roland Godden
- Born: 5 May 1918, Melbourne, Victoria Australia
- Marriage (1): Phyllis Knight in 1945 in Sydney, NSW Australia
General Notes:
Service Record
Name GODDEN, CYRIL ROLAND
Service Australian Army
Service Number VX59269
Date of Birth 5 May 1918
Place of Birth MELBOURNE, VIC
Date of Enlistment 9 Jul 1941
Locality on Enlistment KYALITE
Place of Enlistment ROYAL PARK, VIC
Next of Kin GODDEN, CYRIL
Date of Discharge 12 Dec 1945
Rank Gunner
Posting at Discharge 4 ANTI TANK REGIMENT
WW2 Honours and Gallantry None for display
Prisoner of War Yes
Copyright Commonwealth of Australia 2002.
Cyril enlisted in the Australian Army on 9/6/1941. His next of kin was his father Mr. Cyril William Godden, Tocumwal, N.S.W.
The Description of Soldier was: - Age - 27 years 6 months, Height - 5 foot 7 and a half inches, Eyes - Blue, Complexion - Fair, Hair - Fair, Religion - Presbyterian.
Cyril embarked from Australia on 10/1/1942 to Singapore, Malaysia and returned 14/101945. He was a prisoner of War.
Noted events in his life were:
• Occupation: Schoolteacher.
Cyril married Phyllis Knight in 1945 in Sydney, NSW Australia. (Phyllis Knight was born circa 1920, died on 1 Jan 1997 in NSW Australia and was buried on 6 Jan 1997 in Northern Suburbs Crematorium, Macquarie Park, Sydney, NSW Australia.)
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