Brothers: C.H.Godson Royal Australian Artillery and W.P.Godson Royal Welch Fusiliers

Remembered Bray and Holyport Berkshire

GODSON, COLIN HENRY

Rank:
Gunner
Service No:
NX18641
Date of Death:
06/06/1945
Age:
38
Regiment/Service:
Royal Australian Artillery

A.I.F. 2/15 Fd. Regt.
Panel Reference
Panel 4.
Memorial
LABUAN MEMORIAL
Additional Information:
Son of Colin Hugh and Myra Hannah Godson, of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England.


GODSON, WILFRED PHILIP

Rank:
Corporal
Service No:
5339020
Date of Death:
20/09/1944
Age:
31
Regiment/Service:
Royal Welch Fusiliers

4th Bn.
Grave Reference
I. E. 7.
Cemetery
VALKENSWAARD WAR CEMETERY
Additional Information:
Son of Colin Hugh and Myra Hannah Godson, of Holyport, Berkshire.

 

Wilfred Philip Godson - RIP

From Valkenswaard War Cemetery

 

GODSON COLIN HENRY : Service Number - NX18641 : Date of birth - 30 Jun 1906 : Place of birth - LONDON ENGLAND : Place of enlistment - PADDINGTON NSW : Next of Kin - GODSON MYRIA


AWM ROH Cause of death: Illness


Another one of those poor souls that survived 3 1/2 years of brutality & deprivation at the hands of the Japanese only to die within sight of war's end......

P02467.087 | Australian War Memorial

NSW. Paybook photograph, taken on enlistment, of NX18641 Gunner Colin Henry Godson, 2/15th Field Regiment, Royal Australian Artillery. He was one of over 2000 Allied prisoners of war (POW) held in the Sandakan POW camp in north Borneo, having been transferred there from Singapore as a part of B Force. The 1494 POW's that made up B Force, were transported from Changi on 7 July 1942 on board the tramp ship Ubi Maru, arriving in Sandakan Harbour on 18 July 1942. Gunner Godson, aged 38, died as a prisoner of the Japanese on 6 June 1945. He was the son of Colin Hugh and Myra Hannah Godson, of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England. He is commemorated on the Labuan Memorial Panel 4. (Photograph copied from AWM232, items 4 and 5. Personal information from the Commonwealth War Graves Commission Database.)


P03251.007 | Australian War Memorial

Studio portrait of NX18641 Gunner (Gnr) Colin Henry 'Dick' Godson, 2/15th Field Regiment, of Parkes, NSW.

 

Rob/Dave
thank you for your updates greatly appreciated.
regards
Clive

 

Clive

Have you been in touch with Bucklt to see if he has the photo from the Labuan Memorial for C H Goodson?

Rob

 

Thought I'd make the photos Dave found of C H Goodson more visible. What a contrast in the two shots.

http://cas.awm.gov.au/screen_img/P03251.007

http://cas.awm.gov.au/screen_img/P02467.087