Charles William King Golding (1914 - 1972)

Born 21 Sep 1914 in Randwick, New South Wales, Australia

Ancestors

Husband of Olga Augusta (Abbot) Golding — married 1938 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Died 1972 at about age 57 in Manly, New South Wales, Australia

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Biography

Charles William King Golding was born on 21st September 1914 in Randwick, New South Wales, Australia. He was the second son of Albert Golding and Ivy Boon. ^[1]

Charles married Olga Abbot in 1938 in Sydney. ^[2]

Charles Golding is a Military Veteran.
Served in the Second Australian Imperial Force 1939-1945
2/1st Australian Infantry Battalion

On 24th October 1939 Charles was commissioned in the Second Australian Imperial Force and allocated to the 2/1st Australian Infantry Battalion. ^[3] Earning promotion to Captain, he was appointed Second-in-Command B Company for the battalion's first campaign, in Libya. Thankfully, he missed the subsequent disastrous Greece-Crete Campaign of April-May 1941 whilst detached to the training battalion as officer commanding; rejoining his unit later that year in time for garrison duties in Syria over the winter. He was promoted to Major early in the Kokoda Campaign, however, was evacuated with scrub typhus. He was discharged following the war's end, on 17th October 1945. ^[3] After the war he was awarded the campaign and service medals 1939-1945 Star, Africa Star, Pacific Star, Defence Medal, War Medal 1939-1945 and Australia Service Medal 1939-1945.

Charles passed away, at just 58 years of age, in 1972 in Manly, New South Wales. ^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ New South Wales Birth Index #48770/1914
2. ↑ New South Wales Marriage Index #18377/1938
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} Department of Veterans' Affairs nominal roll: NX93 Major Charles William King Golding; accessed 26 May 2021
4. ↑ New South Wales Death Index #69803/1972