Studio portrait of 435 Sergeant (Sgt) James Christopher Goodman, 3rd Pioneer Battalion. A ...

Studio portrait of 435 Sergeant (Sgt) James Christopher Goodman, 3rd Pioneer Battalion. A labourer prior to enlistment, Sgt Goodman embarked for overseas service aboard HMAT Wandilla with the rank of Lance Sergeant on 6 June 1916. He was promoted to Sergeant on 23 July and proceeded overseas to France on 24 November. He was detached for duty to the Pioneers Training Battalion, England on 11 March 1917 where he remained until 1 March 1918. Goodman rejoined his unit in France on 10 March. He was wounded in action on 29 May and admitted to the 10th Field Ambulance, before transferring to the 5th Casualty Clearing Station with shrapnel wounds to his right leg and foot. Goodman was transferred to the 12th General Hospital, Rouen via an ambulance train, before being invalided back to England. He was admitted to the 4th Southern General Hospital, Plymouth, on 21 July, where he remained until 7 November. He was transferred to the 1st Auxiliary Hospital, Harefield, before being discharged to Australian Headquarters. Sgt Goodman marched into the 2nd Communications Depot, Weymouth on 28 November and was invalided back to Australia aboard HMAT Morvada, arriving in Melbourne on 20 February. He was discharged from the AIF on 3 July 1920.