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Australian rules footballer (1919–1943)

Australian rules footballer

Godfrey Goldin Personal information Full name Godfrey Robert Goldin Born (1919-06-10)10 June 1919 Abbotsford, Victoria Died 7 February 1943(1943-02-07) (aged 23) Territory of New Guinea Original team Coburg Amateurs Position Rover Playing career1 Years Club Games (Goals) 1939 Essendon 8 (6) 1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1939. Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

**Godfrey Robert Goldin** (10 June 1919 – 7 February 1943) was a champion schoolboy [Australian rules footballer](/source/Australian_rules_football) who also played with [Essendon](/source/Essendon_Football_Club) in the [Victorian Football League (VFL)](/source/Australian_Football_League).[1]

He died of wounds sustained in action while serving with the Second AIF in New Guinea during [World War II](/source/World_War_II).

## Family

The son of Robert Vane Goldin (1886-1969),[2][3] and Ellen Christina Goldin (1890-1973), née Graham, Godfrey Robert Goldin was born on 10 June 1919.

He was engaged to Grace Lillian Osborne in September 1942.[4] They never married.[5]

His younger brother, Allan "Dick" Goldin, played 104 games in six seasons (1947 to 1952) for the [Preston Football Club](/source/Northern_Blues) in the [Victorian Football Association (VFA)](/source/Victorian_Football_League).[6][7] He later coached Preston Seconds.[8]

## Football

### East Coburg State School

He was a champion schoolboy footballer, he played for the East Coburg State School team (coached by [Jack Baggott](/source/Jack_Baggott),[9] and represented Victoria in the 1933 Inter-State Schoolboys' Australian Rules Carnival in Brisbane.[10]

### Coburg Amateurs

He played for the [Coburg Amateurs](/source/Coburg_Amateurs_Football_Club) team that won the D Grade premiership in [1936](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=1936_VAFA_season&action=edit&redlink=1).[11]

### Essendon (VFL)

Recruited by Essendon in 1937, he played a season with Essendon's Second XVIII before making his debut [against North Melbourne on 27 May 1939](/source/1939_VFL_season#Round_6).[12]

With his early preseason training restricted by illness and injury,[13] Goldin played several games with the Second XVIII in 1940.

## Cricket

He played for Preston Cricket Club in the Victorian Sub-District Cricket Association.[14]

## Military service

He enlisted in the Second AIF on 11 March 1941.

## Death

Having served in the North Africa, he died in New Guinea on 7 February 1943 of wounds he had sustained fighting against the Japanese in the [Battle of Wau](/source/Battle_of_Wau).[15][16]

He was buried at the [Port Moresby (Bomana) War Cemetery](/source/Port_Moresby_(Bomana)_War_Cemetery).

## See also

- [List of Victorian Football League players who died on active service](/source/List_of_Victorian_Football_League_players_who_died_on_active_service)

## Footnotes

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** Holmesby & Main (2007).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** [World War One Service Record: Driver Robert Vain (sic) Goldin (1245)](https://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/SearchNRetrieve/NAAMedia/ViewPDF.aspx?B=4770614&D=D), *National Archives of Australia*.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** [He put Army on sound footing, *The Argus*, (Saturday, 16 June 1951), p.5](http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article23057663); [Foot Note, *The Herald*, (Saturday, 16 June 1951), p.3.](http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article246265982)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** [Personal, *The Melton Express*, (Saturday, 5 September 1942), p.2.](http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article254755795)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** [In Memoriam: On Active Service: Goldin, *The Herald*, (Thursday, 7 February 1946), p.4.](http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article245941488)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** [Richard Goldin](http://www.thevfaproject.org/pages/Players/Goldin,_Richard.php), at *The VFA Project*.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** [Dick Goldin](http://www.boylesfootballphotos.net.au/Dick+Goldin), at *Boyles Football Photos*.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** [Priestley, John, "Players benefit from VFA fund, *The Herald* (Wednesday, 20 May 1953), p.24.](http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article245166411)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** [State Schools' Association, *The Age*, (Wednesday, 13 September 1933), p.12.](http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article205104251)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-10)** [Schoolboys' Carnival, *The Brisbane Courier*, (Wednesday, 2 August 1933) p.5](http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article22201563); [National Rules, *The (Brisbane) Sunday Mail*, (Sunday, 6 August 1933), p.9.](http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article97705651)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-11)** ["Almanac Footy (History) – Jack Mueller: The Power of One"](https://web.archive.org/web/20240720031754/https://www.footyalmanac.com.au/almanac-footy-jack-mueller-the-power-of-one/). The Footy Almanac. 4 December 2023. Archived from [the original](https://www.footyalmanac.com.au/almanac-footy-jack-mueller-the-power-of-one/) on 20 July 2024. Retrieved 20 July 2024. Godfrey (ex-Coburg Amateurs VAFA) played just eight games for Essendon before enlisting in the Second AIF.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-12)** [Dons' New Man, *The Herald*, (Friday, 26 May 1939), p.19](http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article243366557); [Amateur Helps Essendon, *The Sporting Globe*, (Wednesday, 19 July 1939), p.10.](http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article180883193)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-13)** [Essendon's Newcomers, *The Age*, (Wednesday 27 March 1940), p.8](http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article204412941); [Around League Clubs, *The Argus*, (Friday, 31 May 1940), p.12](http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article12466720); [Around League Clubs, *The Argus*, (Friday, 21 July 1940), p.15.](http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article12474948)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-14)** [Blake, Jim, "Who's Who of Football: No.12. Essendon", *The Sporting Globe*, (Saturday, 6 July 1940), p.5.](http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article188809164)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-15)** [Deaths: On Active Service: Goldin, *The Argus*, (Wednesday, 17 February 1943), p.2.](http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article11335782)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-16)** [In Memoriam: Roll of Honour—On Active Service: Goldin, *The Argus*, (Monday, 7 February 1944), p.2.](http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article11807612)

## References

- Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). *The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers*. BAS Publishing. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [9781920910785](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/9781920910785).

- Main, J. & Allen, D., "Goldin, Godfrey", pp. 254–257 in Main, J. & Allen, D., *Fallen – The Ultimate Heroes: Footballers Who Never Returned From War*, Crown Content, (Melbourne), 2002. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [1-74095-010-0](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/1-74095-010-0)

- Maplestone, M., *Flying Higher: History of the Essendon Football Club 1872–1996*, Essendon Football Club, (Melbourne), 1996. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [0-9591740-2-8](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-9591740-2-8)

- [World War Two Nominal Roll: Private Godfrey Robert Goldin (VX51038)](http://nominal-rolls.dva.gov.au/veteran?id=459422&c=WW2), *Department of Veterans' Affairs*.

- [Roll of Honour: Private Godfrey Robert Goldin (VX51038)](http://www.awm.gov.au/people/rolls/R1708116), *Australian War Memorial*.

- [Roll of Honour Circular: Private Godfrey Robert Goldin (VX51038)](https://s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/awm-media/collection/RCDIG1069167/large/5609455.JPG), collection of the *Australian War Memorial*.

- [Victorians in Casualty List: Australia and The Islands: Wounded in Action and Placed on the Dangerously Ill List, *The Argus*, (Friday, 19 February 1943), p.4.](http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article11345552)

- [Victorians in Army Casualty List: Australia and The Islands: Previously Reported Wounded in Action, Now Reported Died of Wounds, *The Argus*, (Thursday, 4 March 1943), p.5.](http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article11335132)

## External links

- [Godfrey Goldin's playing statistics](http://afltables.com/afl/stats/players/G/Godfrey_Goldin.html) from AFL Tables

- [Godfrey Goldin](https://australianfootball.com/players/player/Godfrey+Goldin/6381) at AustralianFootball.com

- [Private Godfrey Robert Goldin (VX51038)](https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/2193291/goldin,-godfrey-robert), *Commonwealth War Graves Commission*.

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