Goodenough, James Graham

Date of Birth	1830-12-03
Date of Death	1875-08-20
Age	45
Gender	Male
Birth Place	United Kingdom, Stoke Hill near Guilford Surrey,
Died During Service	Yes
Cause of Death	Died of Wounds

Service Details

Service	RN - Royal Navy
Discharged Date	1875-08-20
Discharge Type	DD - Discharged Dead
Discharge Notes	Discharged - DD Discharged Dead died at sea approx 805 Km from Sydney
Service Period	1848-1875
Service Record	Yes
Ship	Pearl HMS

Cemetery Details

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Cemetery Name	St Thomas Rest Park
Cemetery Address	Crows Nest, NSW
Demonination/Area	N/A
Grave Type	Burial - Grave

Related Graves

• Rayner, Edmund WilliamWounded in same incident as Commodore Goodenough
• Smale, FrederickWounded in same incident as Commodore Goodenough

Notes

BDM #1882 B.5 December 1830, d.20 August 1875. R.N., C.B., C.M.G., Captain & Commodore 2nd Class, commanding the Australian Station Grave Inscription reads - 635 GOODENOUGH James Graham 45y B.5 December 1830, d.20 August 1875. R.N., C.B., C.M.G., Captain & Commodore 2nd Class, commanding the Australian Station.

Sources

• The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954) Tue 24 Aug 1875 Page 5 DEATH OF COMMODORE GOODENOUGH. ATTACK BY NATIVES OF SANTA CRUZ.
• The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954) Wed 25 Aug 1875 Page 5 FUNERAL OF COMMODORE GOODENOUGH AND SEAMEN RAYNER AND SMALL.
• Australian Town and Country Journal (Sydney, NSW : 1870 - 1919) Sat 28 Aug 1875 Page 13 Commodore Goodenough.
• Naval Historical Society of Australia - James Goodenough, Sailor and Humanitarian 1830 – 1875
• Naval Historical Society of Australia - CDRE J G Goodenough (1830-1875) – Restoration of Grave

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