Maurice Timothy GEARY

GEARY, Maurice Timothy

Service Numbers: 221, 221
Enlisted: 21 January 1915, Melbourne, Victoria
Last Rank: Driver
Last Unit: 13th Field Artillery Brigade
Born: Footscray, Victoria, Australia, 1887
Home Town: Brunswick, Moreland, Victoria
Schooling: Yarragon State School, Victoria, Australia
Occupation: Driver
Died: Aneurism (heart failure), Caulfield, Victoria, Caulfield, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 22 October 1919
Cemetery: Coburg Pine Ridge Cemetery, Victoria, Australia
Roman Catholic D, Grave 195 and Australian War Memorial, Commemorative panel 17
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, City of Brunswick Honour Roll, City of Brunswick Honour Roll, Yarragon War Memorial
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World War 1 Service

21 Jan 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Melbourne, Victoria
21 Jan 1915: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 221, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1
28 May 1915: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 221, 13th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Persic embarkation_ship_number: A34 public_note: ''
28 May 1915: Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 221, 13th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Persic, Melbourne
4 Sep 1915: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 221, 13th Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli
28 Oct 1915: Involvement AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 221, 13th Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli
8 Nov 1917: Involvement AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 221 , 4th Light Horse Regiment
28 Nov 1917: Involvement AIF WW1, Gunner, 221, 13th Field Artillery Brigade
30 Nov 1917: Involvement AIF WW1, Driver, 221, 13th Field Artillery Brigade

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Biography

Born

Father Timothy Geary and Mother Mary Geary (nee ____)
living at 175 Albert Street, Brunswick, Victoria

Next of kin in service:
Brother  4707 Pte Owen GEARY - 22nd Battalion
             5/11/1917 returned to Australia

Brother  4716 Pte Ambrose GEARY - 21st Battalion
             24/12/1918 returned to Australia

Brother  108 Sergeant Mark Phillip GEARY - 4th Light Horse Regiment
             15/11/1918 returned to Australia

Brother  222 Pte George GEARY  -  13th Field Artillery Brigade
             21/3/1919  returned to Australia

Cousin   1928 Pte Patrick GEARY - 57th Battalion
             23/9/1918 returned to Australia

Cousin   1620 Lance Corporal Walter (Daniel) Carmody - 60th Battalion
             6/11/1918  returned to Australia
             18/7/1919  died in Australia - buried in Milawa Cemetery, Milawa, Victoria

Described on enlisting 27 years 11 months old; single; 5' 5 1/2" tall; 11 stone;
medium complexion; blue eyes; brown hair; Roman Catholic

18/1/1915     Completed medical - fit for service

21/1/1915     Enlisted in Melbourne, Victoria

29/3/1915     Commanding Officer appointed Maurice to B Squadron, 13th Light Horse

28/5/1915     Embarked from Port Melbourne on board HMAT Persic A34 (with George #222)
                    as a Private in 4th Light Horse Brigade, 13th Light Horse Regiment, B Squadron

4/9/1915       proceeded to join Mediterranean Expeditionary Forces in Gallipoli
                    embarked on board HMT Mogantic

28/10/1915    promoted to Lance Corporal, 13th Light Horse Regiment in Gallipoli

8/1/1916       disembarked off of Simla, from Mudros, into Alexandria

5/3/1916       Posted to B Squadron, 13th Light Horse Regiment

28/3/1916     Lance Corporal, taken on strength into 4th Division Cavalry

5/6/1916       proceeded to jin British Expeditionary Forces, ex Alexandria
7/7/1916       taken on strength of 1st Anzac Army Corps Light Horse Regiment - France

1/11/1916     admitted sick with Appendicitis - in the field
6/11/1916     proceeded to England x 1st Canadian General Hospital, Etaples (appendicitis)
                    embarked for England on board Panama, ex Havre, France
8/11/1916     admitted to Graylingwell Military Hospital

9/8/1917       sick with Mumps - admitted to hospital
13/9/1917     discharged to Training Depot

2/11/1917     Lance Corporal proceeding overseas to France, via Southampton
3/11/1917     marched in to Havre, France
6/11/1917     marched out to unit
8/11/1917     rejoined 4th Anzac Light Horse Regiment in the field

28/11/1917   transferred to 5th Division Artillery Details

29/11/1917    13th Light Horse Regiment

30/11/1917    Promoted to Gunner 13th Field Artillery Battalion

30/11/1917    Promoted to Driver 13th Field Artillery Battalion

16/2/1917      marched in to No.4 Command Depot, from Wareham Military Hospital

13/3/1917      marched out to No.3 Command Depot, Hurdcott, England

2/11/1917      proceeding overseas to France, to join 1st Anzac Mounted Regiment

28/11/1917    transferred to 5th Auxillary Divisional Artillery

30/11/1917    Lance Corporal taken on strength into 13th Field Artillery Brigade - France

30/11/1917    Gunner appointed Driver

1/6/1918        Gun Shot Wound (thigh & arms) - received in action, France
17/7/1918      discharged to Australian General Base Depot (AGBD), France
26/7/1918      rejoined unit

13/8/1918      sick - trench fever - to hospital
15/8/1918      admitted to ambulance train
22/8/1918      invalided to hospital to England
23/8/1918      admitted to 1st South General Hospital, Monyhull, Birmingham

15/10/1918    trench fever - chronic pains in head, legs, chest and abdomen, pale complexion,
                     feels weak.

20/12/1918    Returned to Australia on board Orontes, ex Liverpool, England
30/1/1919      disembarked into Australia

3/3/1919       admitted to Caulfield Hospital (No.11 Australian General Hospital)

22/10/1919    Maurice died of heart failure (Aneurism) at 4.45pm
                     in No.11 Australian General Hospital
buried in:       Coburg General Cemetery, Coburg, Victoria
                     - with military honours

His name is located at panel 17 in the Commemorative Area at the Australian War Memorial,
Canberra, ACT.

Medals:
1914-15 Star (23866); British War medal (13051); Victory medal (129963);
Memorial Plaque and Memorial Scroll (985823)

Sourced and submitted by Julianne T Ryan. 6/5/2015.  Lest we forget.

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