Private
Alfred
Denson
Gould
Born in Timaru, Canterbury, New Zealand
Son of Benjamin Gould
and Elizabeth (Denson) Gould
Brother of
Morgan Edward Gould, Clara Gould, Frances Martha (Gould) McPhail and Louisa (Gould) Wilson
Husband of
Emily Frances (Brindle) Clampitt
— married
1916 in New Zealand
Died
at age 28
in Ieper, West Flanders, Belgium
Profile last modified
| Created 25 Feb 2020
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Alfred Gould is an Anzac who served in World War One.
Biography
Private Alfred Gould was killed in action in Belgium during The Great War.
Alfred was born in 1889. He was the son of Benjamin Gould and Elizabeth Denson.
He was born in Timaru in the South Island. In 1907 he and his family moved to the North Island and settled in the Waikato District. His father died in 1910.
Alfred married Emily Frances Brindle in 1916. They appear to have had no children.
When the 1st World War broke out Alfred was working as a Farmer. He enlisted and served as a Lance Corporal/Military with the 2nd Reinforcements, Auckland Infantry Regiment, A Company, New Zealand Expeditionary Force, His next of kin was recorded as Mrs Emily Frances Gould (wife), Taihoa, via Matamata, New Zealand. Service No: 38377
EMBARKATION DETAILS WW1: 16 Feb 1917-2 May 1917 to Plymouth, Devon, England. Vessel was Aparima.
Tragically he was killed in action in 1917. He was 28 years of age.
Probate:
- Event Date: 1918
- Event Place: Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand
- Residence Place: Matamata
- Occupation: Farmer[1]
Burial
Tyne Cot Cemetery, Zonnebeke, Arrondissement Ieper, West Flanders (West-Vlaanderen), Belgium. PLOT: XX. F. 19.[2]
Sources
- ↑ "New Zealand, Archives New Zealand, Probate Records, 1843-1998." Database with images. FamilySearch. http://FamilySearch.org : 24 February 2020. Archives New Zealand, Auckland Regional Office. https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK9V-LQ8M
- ↑ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/10838808/alfred-denson-gould
- NZ BDM Birth Records Online: 1889/6511 Gould Alfred Denson https://www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz/Search
- NZ BDM Marriage Records Online: 1916/2398 Emily Frances Brindle and Alfred Denson Gould https://www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz/Search
- Auckland Museum Online Cenotaph [[1]]
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