Tasmanian War Casualties

WW1

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Gould, George Darling

Born 19^th May 1867 Launceston Tasmania to Thomas and Maria (Darling) and married to Ada Jane Clarke, a 48-year-old ironmonger, he died 8^th June 1915 of meningitis in Brisbane on his way to the front. He was later interred in Carr Villa Cemetery, Launceston Tasmania.

LIEUTENANT-COLONEL GOULD OF TASMANIA.

It was ascertained from the military authorities yesterday that the death occurred early yesterday morning at a private hospital of Lieutenant-Colonel G. D. Gould, second in command of the 25th Infantry Regiment of the Australian Imperial Forces The late Lieut-Colonel Gould, who had taken up a position in the Expeditionary Force as a major, arrived in Brisbane from Launceston about a fortnight ago, having brought over from the island State a couple of companies of infantry. Prior to joining the Australian Expeditionary Forces Lieutenant-Colonel Gould was in command of the 96th Infantry Regiment of the Commonwealth Forces with headquarters at Launceston He was not enjoying the best of health on arrival at Brisbane, and entered a private hospital last week It was not until Thursday that serious symptoms developed and he died about 1.30 am yesterday He was 48 years of age.

At the request of the deceased’s widow the body will be taken to Tasmania to be interred, and a military funeral will probably be arranged in Brisbane, the cortege moving from the funeral parlor of John Henslop to the steamer or train. As an officer the late Lieutenant Colonel Gould was much respected in his regiment, and came under the favourable notice of the Military Commandant (Colonel G. L Lee. D S O) both in Queensland and in Tasmania.

The Brisbane Courier 9^th June 1915

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