Godfrey John Sherman
Died:
11 Iyyar 5675 (25 April 1915)
Basic Information
Birth
Death
Date of death:
11 Iyyar 5675 (25 April 1915)
Cause of death:
Killed in Action
Burial place:
Lone Pine Memorial
Places
Schools
Name:
Sydney Grammar School
Gallipoli
He actually registered in the Military as a Roman Catholic but it has now been claimed that he was the first Jewish fatality during the landings on the beaches of Gallipoli.
Source: In Their Merit: Australian Jewry and WWI - Rodney Gouttman
Family
Siblings
Parents
Father: William Sherman (male)
Mother: Amelia Sherman (female)
Military Record
Military service:
Australian Military
Date enlisted/conscripted:
26 August 1914
Date discharged/death:
25 April 1915
Rank at discharge/death:
Private
Assignments
Regiment:
Australian Infantry Forces
Battalion/unit:
9th Battalion
Campaigns:
Gallipoli Landings
Roll of Honour
G. I. SHERMAN, 25 April 1915
Commonwealth Graves Commission
Date of Death:
25 April 1915
Regiment / service:
Australian Infantry, A.I.F., 9th Bn.
Cemetery:
Lone Pine Memorial, Turkey (including Gallipoli)
