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John Govett GEARY

Regimental number441
Date of birth--/09/1871
Place of birthTamworth New South Wales
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationMiner
Address...
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation43
Next of kinSister, Mrs W P Faithful, The Monastery, Neutral Bay, Sydney, New South Wales
Enlistment date23 September 1914
Rank on enlistmentSergeant
Unit name13th Battalion, Headquarters
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/30/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board Transport A38 Ulysses on 22 December 1914
Regimental number from Nominal RollCommissioned
Rank from Nominal RollCaptain
Unit from Nominal Roll13th Battalion
Promotions

2nd Lieutenant


Unit: 13th Battalion
Promotion date: 16 March 1916

FateKilled in Action 8 August 1918
Place of burialVillers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery (Plot II, Row E, Grave No. 4), Fouilloy, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
69
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Commemorated on St James' Roll of Honour, Sydney, New South Wales: '"He that loseth his life for my sake shall find it." Matthew 10:39. In memory of those associated with St James' Church who gave their lives in the Great War.'
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

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