Godfrey Goldin
| Godfrey Goldin | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Godfrey Robert Goldin | ||
| Date of birth | 10 June 1919 | ||
| Place of birth | Abbotsford, Victoria | ||
| Date of death | 7 February 1943 (aged 23) | ||
| Place of death | Territory of New Guinea | ||
| Original team(s) | Coburg Amateurs | ||
| Position(s) | Rover | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1939 | Essendon | 8 (6) | |
|
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1939. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Godfrey Robert Goldin (10 June 1919 – 7 February 1943) was a champion schoolboy Australian rules footballer who also played with Essendon in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]
He died of wounds sustained in action while serving with the Second AIF in New Guinea during World War II.
Family
[edit]The son of Robert Vane Goldin (1886-1969),[2][3] and Ellen Christina Goldin (1890-1973), née Graham, Godfrey Robert Goldin was born on 10 June 1919.
He was engaged to Grace Lillian Osborne in September 1942.[4] They never married.[5]
His younger brother, Allan "Dick" Goldin, played 104 games in six seasons (1947 to 1952) for the Preston Football Club in the Victorian Football Association (VFA).[6][7] He later coached Preston Seconds.[8]
Football
[edit]East Coburg State School
[edit]He was a champion schoolboy footballer, he played for the East Coburg State School team (coached by Jack Baggott,[9] and represented Victoria in the 1933 Inter-State Schoolboys' Australian Rules Carnival in Brisbane.[10]
Coburg Amateurs
[edit]He played for the Coburg Amateurs team that won the D Grade premiership in 1936.[11]
Essendon (VFL)
[edit]Recruited by Essendon in 1937, he played a season with Essendon's Second XVIII before making his debut against North Melbourne on 27 May 1939.[12]
With his early preseason training restricted by illness and injury,[13] Goldin played several games with the Second XVIII in 1940.
Cricket
[edit]He played for Preston Cricket Club in the Victorian Sub-District Cricket Association.[14]
Military service
[edit]He enlisted in the Second AIF on 11 March 1941.
Death
[edit]Having served in the North Africa, he died in New Guinea on 7 February 1943 of wounds he had sustained fighting against the Japanese in the Battle of Wau.[15][16]
He was buried at the Port Moresby (Bomana) War Cemetery.
See also
[edit]Footnotes
[edit]- ^ Holmesby & Main (2007).
- ^ World War One Service Record: Driver Robert Vain (sic) Goldin (1245), National Archives of Australia.
- ^ He put Army on sound footing, The Argus, (Saturday, 16 June 1951), p.5; Foot Note, The Herald, (Saturday, 16 June 1951), p.3.
- ^ Personal, The Melton Express, (Saturday, 5 September 1942), p.2.
- ^ In Memoriam: On Active Service: Goldin, The Herald, (Thursday, 7 February 1946), p.4.
- ^ Richard Goldin, at The VFA Project.
- ^ Dick Goldin, at Boyles Football Photos.
- ^ Priestley, John, "Players benefit from VFA fund, The Herald (Wednesday, 20 May 1953), p.24.
- ^ State Schools' Association, The Age, (Wednesday, 13 September 1933), p.12.
- ^ Schoolboys' Carnival, The Brisbane Courier, (Wednesday, 2 August 1933) p.5; National Rules, The (Brisbane) Sunday Mail, (Sunday, 6 August 1933), p.9.
- ^ "Almanac Footy (History) – Jack Mueller: The Power of One". The Footy Almanac. 4 December 2023. Archived from the original on 20 July 2024. Retrieved 20 July 2024.
Godfrey (ex-Coburg Amateurs VAFA) played just eight games for Essendon before enlisting in the Second AIF.
- ^ Dons' New Man, The Herald, (Friday, 26 May 1939), p.19; Amateur Helps Essendon, The Sporting Globe, (Wednesday, 19 July 1939), p.10.
- ^ Essendon's Newcomers, The Age, (Wednesday 27 March 1940), p.8; Around League Clubs, The Argus, (Friday, 31 May 1940), p.12; Around League Clubs, The Argus, (Friday, 21 July 1940), p.15.
- ^ Blake, Jim, "Who's Who of Football: No.12. Essendon", The Sporting Globe, (Saturday, 6 July 1940), p.5.
- ^ Deaths: On Active Service: Goldin, The Argus, (Wednesday, 17 February 1943), p.2.
- ^ In Memoriam: Roll of Honour—On Active Service: Goldin, The Argus, (Monday, 7 February 1944), p.2.
References
[edit]- Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 9781920910785.
- Main, J. & Allen, D., "Goldin, Godfrey", pp. 254–257 in Main, J. & Allen, D., Fallen – The Ultimate Heroes: Footballers Who Never Returned From War, Crown Content, (Melbourne), 2002. ISBN 1-74095-010-0
- Maplestone, M., Flying Higher: History of the Essendon Football Club 1872–1996, Essendon Football Club, (Melbourne), 1996. ISBN 0-9591740-2-8
- World War Two Nominal Roll: Private Godfrey Robert Goldin (VX51038), Department of Veterans' Affairs.
- Roll of Honour: Private Godfrey Robert Goldin (VX51038), Australian War Memorial.
- Roll of Honour Circular: Private Godfrey Robert Goldin (VX51038), collection of the Australian War Memorial.
- Victorians in Casualty List: Australia and The Islands: Wounded in Action and Placed on the Dangerously Ill List, The Argus, (Friday, 19 February 1943), p.4.
- Victorians in Army Casualty List: Australia and The Islands: Previously Reported Wounded in Action, Now Reported Died of Wounds, The Argus, (Thursday, 4 March 1943), p.5.
External links
[edit]- Godfrey Goldin's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Godfrey Goldin at AustralianFootball.com
- Private Godfrey Robert Goldin (VX51038), Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
- 1919 births
- 1943 deaths
- Australian rules footballers from Melbourne
- Essendon Football Club players
- Australian military personnel killed in World War II
- Australian Army personnel of World War II
- Australian Army soldiers
- Burials at Port Moresby (Bomana) War Cemetery
- Military personnel from Melbourne
- People from Abbotsford, Victoria