Arthur GOULE

Captain Arthur Goulé practised in Britain, Siam, Australia and South Africa before serving in France. He qualified MRCVS in London on 18 April 1871.

After qualification he practised at Droitwich. By the mid-1880s he was in Siam, where contemporary directories list him as a government veterinary surgeon in Bangkok; he was also associated with the Royal Siamese Army and the royal stables. He later worked in Australia, including at Melbourne Veterinary College, and became prominent in the Victorian veterinary profession.

Goulé went to South Africa during the South African War as a Civil Veterinary Surgeon attached to the Army Veterinary Department. On 7 December 1905 he joined the Natal Civil Veterinary Department and served at Allerton Laboratory. In 1916, despite being an older practitioner with a long colonial career behind him, he volunteered for service with the Army Veterinary Corps and served in France.

On 12 September 1918 he was travelling south aboard the Galway Castle when the ship was torpedoed by the German submarine U-82. Goulé was among those who lost their lives. He has no known grave.