William Rupert Goddard was born 1885 in Hastings, England. In about 1911/12 he emigrated, alone, to Australia, ending up I believe in Sydney. Q1: Can someone with better skills then mine at Australian immigration records find details of his ship and dates?
On 17 Aug 1914 he enlists in AIF at Randwick, Sydney and he lands at Gallipoli on the very first morning, 25th April 1915. The next day he is wounded - bullet in chest. On 15 Aug 1915 after nearly 4 months treatment in Egypt, he sails from Suez back to Australia. (I have his Service Record detaling this)
I'm not sure what happens to him next except:
a) 5 May 1916 he is discharged from the Army, presumably after further treatment etc,.
b) Sometime in 1916 he marries in Randwick, Sydney. Q2 Can anyone find precise date?
His bride is Elsie Nodder, who, like William, was living in Walthamstow, London before the war so I suspect they were boy/girlfriend there. I know Elsie left England, alone, on 27 Jan 1916 aboard ship 'Orontes'.
After marrying they moved around a bit, but ended up settling in Merriwa NSW. I believe they had two children. William died there 1973, while Elsie died in Muswellbrook 1985, aged 99. .
So, to repeat: Q1 - when did William migrate from London to Australia? and Q2 - When did he marry Elsie?
Of course other info about them is welcome. Just for context, I am related to the Nodder family and researching them, so my interest in this family stems from Elsie's side.
Thanks
