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Charles GEACH

Regimental number353
Place of birthPoplar Millwall, London, England
SchoolMillwall Elementary School, London, England
Age on arrival in Australia18
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationClerk
AddressBrisbane, Queensland
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation21
Next of kinMother, Mrs Jeanie Weir Geach, Post Office, Milwall, London, England
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date21 October 1915
Rank on enlistmentCorporal
Unit name41st Battalion, B Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/58/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A64 Demosthenes on 18 May 1916
Rank from Nominal RollSergeant
Unit from Nominal Roll41st Battalion
Other details from Roll of Honour CircularPlace of death unknown. Carried to XI Clearing Station.
FateDied of wounds 2 July 1917
Place of death or woundingPossibly Bailleul
Age at death22
Age at death from cemetery records22
Place of burialBailleul Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot III, Row D, Grave No. 154), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
134
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Charles and Jeanie GEACH, 339 West Ferry Road, Millwall, London, England
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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