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Ashton Samuel Jesse GEARD

Regimental number37219
Place of birthNew Norfolk Tasmania
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationFarmer
AddressCeres, Mount Seymour, Tasmania
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation20
Next of kinFather, Samuel Geard, Ceres, Mount Seymour, Tasmania
Enlistment date17 January 1917
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll16 January 1917
Rank on enlistmentGunner
Unit nameField Artillery Brigade, Reinforcement 29
AWM Embarkation Roll number13/128/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board A15 Port Sydney on 9 November 1917
Rank from Nominal RollGunner
Unit from Nominal Roll3rd Field Artillery Brigade
FateReturned to Australia 6 September 1919
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Plaque in Hobart Garden of Remembrance
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death5 May 1979
Age at death81
Place of burialSt Peter's Anglican Churchyard, Oatlands, Tasmania

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