Hugh Royle Goodwyn (1908 - 1942)

Born 1908 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Died 1 Jul 1942 at about age 34 in At Sea

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Biography

Hugh Goodwyn was a Prisoner of War during World War II.

Hugh Goodwyn died as a prisoner of war on the Montevideo Maru during the Second World War.

Hugh Royle Goodwyn was born in 1908 in Sydney, NSW, the only son of John and Vera Goodwyn.

He moved to the Territory of New Guinea by 1927. ^[1]. He was an auditor and enjoyed golf, having previously played at Pymble, NSW.^{[2] [3]}

In 1936 he was visited in Rabaul by his mother (and possibly his grandmother?).^[4]

In 1938 he was manager of W.R. Carpenter and Co. at Weewak.^[5] Prior to 1939 he had been on the committee of the New Guinea Club in Rabaul.^[6]

He was engaged to Mary Angela Thompson of Jandowae, QLD in 1939.^[7] Mary was the widow of Arthur Thompson, a New Guinea resident of the Wewak Sepik District.^[8] Hugh and Mary married in Rabaul on 06 Dec 1939.^[9]

Hugh was a member of the New Guinea Volunteer Rifles, a volunteer Militia unit sponsored by the Australian Army, but not formally part of it due to restrictions in the League of Nations Mandate. It became part of the Australian Army after Japan entered the War.

Hugh was called to active service as a Rifleman (NG4010) on 21 Jan 1942, 2 days before the Japanese invaded New Britain and was captured at Taliligap and became a Prisoner of War, initially held at Rabaul. Japanese records show him as part of Headquarters. He died on board the "Montevideo Maru" when it was torpedoed and sunk off the coast of the Philippines on 01 Jul 1942, en route from Rabaul to Hainan where he was destined for forced labour.

Hugh was posthumously enrolled in the 2nd AIF as NGX472.

Sources

1. ↑ The Montoro for the Islands (1927, November 3). The Daily Telegraph (Sydney, NSW : 1883 - 1930), p. 20. Retrieved January 10, 2020, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article246398201
2. ↑ HOLED IN ONE (1934, April 25). The Courier-Mail (Brisbane, Qld. : 1933 - 1954), p. 7. Retrieved January 10, 2020, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article1192839
3. ↑ The FOOZILIERS (1935, September 21). Smith's Weekly (Sydney, NSW : 1919 - 1950), p. 7. Retrieved January 10, 2020, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article234611902
4. ↑ SOCIAL ACTIVITIES IN THE COUNTRY. (1936, August 20). The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), p. 22. Retrieved January 10, 2020, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article17262448
5. ↑ PERSONAL. (1938, August 12). The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), p. 10. Retrieved January 10, 2020, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article17480789
6. ↑ New Guinea Club's Annual Meeting (15 August 1939). (1939-08-15). In Pacific islands monthly : PIM. X (1), - https://trove.nla.gov.au/work/234084030
7. ↑ No title (1939, November 16). Queensland Country Life (Qld. : 1900 - 1954), p. 6. Retrieved January 10, 2020, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article97057199
8. ↑ Advertising (1941, February 4). Worker (Brisbane, Qld. : 1890 - 1955), p. 23. Retrieved January 10, 2020, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article71438807
9. ↑ Pacific Travellers (15 December 1939). (1939-12-15). In Pacific islands monthly : PIM. X (5), - https://trove.nla.gov.au/work/234084661

• Birth - NSW BDM Birth index - GOODWYN HUGH R; 31854/1908; JOHN; VERA; SYDNEY

• WW2 Australian Army Service File - National Archives of Australia - GOODWYN HUGH ROYLE : Service Number - NGX472 [NG4010] : Date of birth - Unknown : Place of birth - Unknown : Place of enlistment - T N G : Next of Kin - GOODWYN MARY - http://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/scripts/AutoSearch.asp?O=I&Number=5881780

• FATE OF H. R. GOODWYN (1945, November 22). Queensland Country Life (Qld. : 1900 - 1954), p. 8. Retrieved January 10, 2020, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article97095647

• Roll of Honour - Australian War Memorial - https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/R1707666

• Probate Notice - Advertising (1946, July 6). The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), p. 13. Retrieved January 10, 2020, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article17985389

• Commonwealth War Graves Commission - https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/2615699/hugh-royle-goodwyn/

• Virtual War Memorial Australia: https://vwma.org.au/explore/people/629743

• The Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial: https://www.powmemorialballarat.com.au/prisoners-of-war/goodwyn-hugh-royle/