GERO, Joseph
| Service Number: | NX90199 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 24 February 1942 |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 55th Infantry Battalion - Militia |
| Born: | Budapest, Hungary , 8 June 1905 |
| Home Town: | Sydney, City of Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Physiotherapist |
| Died: | Heart Attack, Tamworth, New South Wales, Australia, 30 June 1979, aged 74 years |
| Cemetery: |
Tamworth General Cemetery, New South Wales |
| Memorials: |
World War 2 Service
| 24 Feb 1942: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Sergeant, NX90199 | |
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| 31 Jan 1946: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Sergeant, NX90199, 55th Infantry Battalion - Militia |
Sergeant Joseph Gero
Sergeant Joe Gero served in The New Guinea Campaign from 18 May 1942 until 6 August 1944. He served under Captain Bruce Robinson, AAMC, AIF. Sergeant Gero was medically trained in Hungary, his country of birth, and assisted CMO Robinson with medical procedures, in the field hospital. Like many in PNG he succumbed to malaria. And like many returned soldiers he didn’t speak of the war. Based in Sydney post war, my father moved his young family to Tamworth in 1945 to start a new life, establishing himself as a physiotherapist in his own practice.
Julia Steele (née Gero), Sergeant Gero’s daughter
December 2023
Submitted 26 December 2023 by Julia Steele
Biography contributed by Julia Steele
Sergeant Joseph Gero served in The New Guinea Campaign from 18 May 1942 until 6 August 1944. He served under Captain Bruce Robinson, AAMC, AIF. Sergeant Gero was medically trained in Hungary, his country of birth, and assisted CMO Robinson with medical procedures.
Julia Steele (née Gero), Sergeant Gero’s daughter
1944
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