Private Desmond Matthew Goggin (1917-1945)

Private Desmond Matthew Goggin Veteran

Birth

1 Nov 1917

Kirkstall, Moyne Shire, Victoria, Australia

Death

25 Jan 1945 (aged 27)

Lae District, Morobe, Papua New Guinea

Burial

Lae War Cemetery and Memorial

Lae, Lae District, Morobe, Papua New Guinea Add to Map

Plot

Plot PP. Row D. Grave 11.

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GOGGIN. - Pte. M. D. (Des), died of wound in New Guinea, youngest son of Mrs. and the late Mr. R. R. Goggin, 115 Henna street Warrnambool. -R.I.P.

Service No: VX136825

Age: 27

Regiment/Service: Australian Infantry, A.I.F. 2/8 Bn.

Service Number: VX136825

Enlisted: 14 August 1940

Last Rank: Private

Last Unit: 2nd/8th Infantry Battalion

Born: KIRKSTALL, VIC, 1 November 1917

Died: Died of wounds, New Guinea, 25 January 1945, aged 27 years

Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

Son of Robert and Ellen Goggin, of Warrnambool, Victoria.

GOGGIN. - Pte. M. D. (Des), died of wound in New Guinea, youngest son of Mrs. and the late Mr. R. R. Goggin, 115 Henna street Warrnambool. -R.I.P.

Service No: VX136825

Age: 27

Regiment/Service: Australian Infantry, A.I.F. 2/8 Bn.

Service Number: VX136825

Enlisted: 14 August 1940

Last Rank: Private

Last Unit: 2nd/8th Infantry Battalion

Born: KIRKSTALL, VIC, 1 November 1917

Died: Died of wounds, New Guinea, 25 January 1945, aged 27 years

Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

Son of Robert and Ellen Goggin, of Warrnambool, Victoria.

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Family Members

Robert Richard Goggin

Ellen Margaret Slattery Goggin

Monica Elizabeth Goggin O'Connor

Mary Gertrude Goggin Adams

Anne Theresa Goggin

Ellen Bridget Goggin

Patrick Bernard Goggin

Margaret Mary Goggin