Regimental number | 2445 |
Place of birth | Yarrowick, New South Wales |
School | Gulf Creek Public School, New South Wales |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Bushworker |
Address | Barraba, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 23 |
Next of kin | Father, John Geary, Gulf Creek, Barraba, New South Wales |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 34th Battalion, 4th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/51/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A30 Borda on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Lance Corporal |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 34th Battalion |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Place of death or wounding | Passchendaele, Ypres, Belgium |
Age at death | 24 |
Place of burial | Godewaersvelde British Cemetery (Plot I, Row P, Grave No. 59), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 123 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: John and Catherine GEARY. Native of Yarrowitch, New South Wales |
Family/military connections | Brother: 3624 Pte Albert Edward GEARY, 53rd Bn, returned to Australia, 9 March 1919. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |