Biographical Notes |
Note: Charles Henry Gould was a captain in the Army 6th Battalion in W.W.1 and was awarded the Military Medal. From a Victorian newspaper (undated clipping):-
"Former Shire President, Mr. C.H. Gould M.M. was presented with the M.B.E. awarded to him in the Queen's New Years Honours at a bedside ceremony at Red Cliffs Hospital yesterday. Mr. Gould who is a patient there is pictured shaking hands with the present Shire Councillor, Alex Smart. Councillor Smart handed him the medal (Member of the British Empire) which was later pinned to his pyjama top. In presenting the medal Councillor Smart read the citation on behalf of the Acting Governor of Victoria (Sir Edmund Herring), also a personal letter from Sir Edmund. Amongst those at the quiet ceremony were Mrs. Gould, Shire Councillors, Shire Secretary, Shire Engineer and representatives of Legacy, the R.S.L. and the Senior Citizen's Club. The citation traces Mr. Gould's history from his boyhood, to his war service and Military Medal (W.W.1.) to his most recent interest, the forming of the Senior Citizens Club."
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