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Geoffrey Dennison HALL

Regimental number18468
Place of birthWaratah near Newcastle, New South Wales
SchoolArmidale College, Armidale, New South Wales
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationSurveyor
Address24 Tyrell Street, Newcastle, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation20
Next of kinFather, A F Hall, 24 Tyrell Street, Newcastle, New South Wales
Previous military serviceServed in the Cadet Forces, NSW
Enlistment date6 January 1916
Rank on enlistmentGunner
Unit nameField Artillery Brigade 7, Battery 25
AWM Embarkation Roll number13/35/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A8 Argyllshire on 11 May 1916
Rank from Nominal RollGunner
Unit from Nominal Roll3rd Divisional Ammunition Column
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular"He was killed while acting at ..... Mortar Battery and I would like that recorded. He left sydney in the 25th Battery, 3rd division A.F.A." Details from Father.
FateKilled in Action 24 February 1917
Age at death21
Age at death from cemetery records21
Place of burialCite Bonjean Military Cemetery (Plot IV, Row F, Grave No. 43), Armentieres
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
21
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Alfred and Edith HALL, 24 Tyrrell Street, Newcastle, New South Wales
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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