Andrew Dugald GEDDES

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GEDDES, Andrew Dugald

Service Number:	2379
Enlisted:	28 May 1915
Last Rank:	Sergeant
Last Unit:	51st Infantry Battalion (WW1)
Born:	Carlton, Victoria, Australia, 1881
Home Town:	Perth, Western Australia
Schooling:	James Street State School,Perth, Western Australia
Occupation:	Plumber
Died:	Killed in action, Mouquet Farm, France, 3 September 1916
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God" Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France), Yarloop War Memorial

World War 1 Service

28 May 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2379, 11th Infantry Battalion
25 Jun 1915:	Involvement Private, 2379, 11th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Karoola embarkation_ship_number: A63 public_note: ''
25 Jun 1915:	Embarked Private, 2379, 11th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Karoola, Fremantle
3 Sep 1916:	Involvement Sergeant, 2379, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1), Battle for Pozières , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2379 awm_unit: 51 Battalion awm_rank: Sergeant awm_died_date: 1916-09-03

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Biography contributed by Stephen Brooks

Andrew was one of three sons of Andrew and Christina Geddes, of Yarloop, Western Australia who served overseas in the AIF. His brother, 904 Pte Don Geddes, an original of the 11th Battalion, had his arm very badly shattered by shrapnel at Gallipoli and was invalided home. Another brother, Major Robert Geddes served with the 32nd Battalion and was awarded a Military Cross.

Andrew was reported to have last been seen badly wounded in the back, at Mouquet Farm, during the 51st Battalion’s assault on 3 September 1916. His remains were never found.

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