Virtual
War Memorial
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Husband of Mary GEELAN, Lyall Street, Leichhardt, New South Wales.

One by one the old hands of the Braidwood district are passing away. Last Sunday word was received of the death in Sydney of an old Braidwood native, Mr. Frank Geelan. Away back in the rearing days the deceased lived with his father, Mr. R. Geelan, at Spring Grove, now owned by Mr. L. Chapman. Later on his father came to Braidwood and kept the old  Willow Tree Hotel for some time. The deceased received his education at the Braidwood Public School. By the way, we would like to mention that only a few months ago Mr. Geelam sent a large reproduced photo of this school to the editor of the 'Dispatch.' This was dated 1872, and amongst the pupils were the late Mr. Geelan and Mr. T. C. Musgrave,  who were great pals. He married a Miss Connolly, of Araluen. The deceased managed the Commercial Hotel for some time, prior to which he was employed on the railways. He  subsequently took on stock dealing along the coast and through the Monaro districts, when he built up a reputation as a keen buyer and a man of the highest integrity. From here  Mr. Geelan gravitated to the city, where he heard the call in the Great War and enlisted with his son, Robert. The latter lost his life in the fighting. Mr. Geelan's death came as a shock to his many Braidwood friends, as only a short time back he was in the best of health. In fact, he had been in the habit of visiting his old pal, Mr. Musgrave, at the Sydney  Hospital, and anyone would have taken a lease of his life. He also contributed a couple of paragraphs to this paper only a few weeks back. The funeral took place in Sydney on  Monday, his remains being interred in the Church of England cemetery, Rookwood. Mr. Geelan leaves a wife and family. He had a brother, Mr. H. Geelan, and three sisters, Miss  Georgina, Mrs. F. Le Maitre (Braidwood) and the late Mrs. Geo. Wilson.