Fromelles missing - GOULDING (Qld/NSW)

[Ruskie]

We are looking for living relatives of the following soldier - quite a lot of family details about this chap. We also need to combine the family tree to do DNA testing if it proves viable. Any help is most welcome.

NAME   Goulding, John Joseph   
SN   555         
RANK   Private         
UNIT   31 Bn         
HONOUR   Standard entitlements   
BORN   Holbeach Lincolnshire England   
OCCUPATION   Labourer         
RELIGION   Anglican         
            
DOE   30.08.1915 Tweed Heads Brisbane Qld
AGE   32         
            
STATUS   KIA         
DATE   19.07.1916      
AGE   34         
BURIED   Unknown         
MEMORIAL   Villers Brettoneaux      
   AWM 118         
            
DESCRIPTION   5' 6 with brown hair      
            
NOTES   Arrived in Australia aged 6   
            
   Enlisted to go to South Africa in Brisbane but did not go to camp as no more men
   were required to go out of Australia.  Date not known.
            
   One cousin served AIF   
            
   Red Cross card: Sgt Maj Tate.  Pte Goulding was wounded and dropped between the
   German 2nd and 3rd trench.  I did not see him after.  He came over with us.  I was his
   platoon sergeant.      
            
   Personal effects of purse and coins received from German authorities
            
NOK   Father: William Marshall Goulding
   623 Brunswick Street New Farm Qld
            
   Mother: Julia Alice Goulding she died Diamentina Hospital Brisbane 19.07.1922
   (nee Fenn or Harris)      
            
   Sister: Alice Goulding died Qld 06.06.1912 Reg No B015924
            
   Brother: William Marshall Goulding he married Qld 1923 Jean Gillies 03.05.1913
   Reg No B 012985 Motor Car Proprietor Murwillumbah NSW 1923
   marriage for father or son: Ethel Griffin 1955 Murwillumbah Reg 13127
   death for father or son: 1959 Murwillumbah Reg No 22378
      Son: Arthur George Goulding died Tweed Heads 1971 Reg No 47746
            
   Brother: Thomas Harold Goulding
   Dean Brae' Ferndale Street Ipswich Road Annerley Brisbane Qld
            
   Brother: Walter Goulding born 20.09.1889 Qld Reg No 006833
   Tweed Heads NSW he possibly died NSW 1974 Reg No 47507
            
   Sister: Catherine Ellen Kelly   
   East End Mt Larcom Qld   
   Brother: Arthur George Goulding
   c/- J B Chandler & Co Elizabeth Street Brisbane Qld

[Lady Di]

There are still about half a dozen Goulding families listed in the local Murwillumbah/Tweed area.

What's the protocol - should I ring and see if they are connected? Don't want to tread on any one's toes if someone else is following this gentleman and his family.

Di

[fedelmar]

Di ... please pm me the contacts and I will get Tim to ring.

Thanks heaps

Bright Blessings
Sandra

[Lady Di]

Thanks Sandra - will do.

PM coming ASAP

Di

[majm]

Hi All,

Just wondering how this search is progressing, and if there are clues to be followed up, any suggestions please.

JM

[rambo_grug]

hello my name is benjamin goulding

i have started researching my families history trying to find out were we are from and have discovered that im related to John Joseph goulding and would like any information on him that you have

[Ruskie]

Welcome to rootschat Benjamin - you may be required to give a sample. (DNA sample that is  )

 

I'm sure Tim or Sandra will be along to help you soon. there's a fair amount of info at the beginning of this thread - did you already have all that? How do you fit into the Goulding line?

Are you hoping to go back through the Goulding ancestry? If so it might be worthwhile starting a new thread on the Lincolnshire board. (You can add a link to this thread to give everyone a bit of background to the family). This thread is mainly focused on finding living relatives.

Do you have any photos of JJ Goulding?

[majm]

Hi Benjamin,

Welcome to Rootschat.

I support all the advice that Ruskie has offered, and look forward to reading some background about this Fromelles missing lad.

JM

[Auimfo]

Hi Benjamin,

I'm really keen to hear from you!!!

You can contact us through our website at

The link to the fromelles database has been removed whilst we locate the new website link 2019 http://web.archive.org/web/20100409162945/http://www.fromelles.net

to discuss where you fit into the Goulding story and how you are be related to John Joseph GOULDING.

I can offer you quite a bit of information about him.

Cheers,
Tim L.