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GEDDES, James Cowie
Personal Details
Service Number: | 16466 |
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Enlisted: | 31 July 1916, Brisbane, Queensland |
Last Rank: | Sapper |
Last Unit: | 11th Field Company Engineers |
Born: | Aberdeen, Scotland, 1884 |
Home Town: | Brisbane, Brisbane, Queensland |
Schooling: | St Margaret's School, Aberdeen |
Occupation: | Plumber/Tinsmith |
Died: | Died of wounds, Amiens, France, 15 June 1918 |
Cemetery: |
Longueau British Cemetery, Somme, France Plot 1, Row F, Grave 8 |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Brisbane St. Andrew's Uniting Church Honour Roll |
Service History
World War 1 Service
31 Jul 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 16466, Brisbane, Queensland | |
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2 Dec 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Sapper, 16466, Field Company Engineers, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '5' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Orsova embarkation_ship_number: A67 public_note: '' | |
2 Dec 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Sapper, 16466, Field Company Engineers, HMAT Orsova, Sydney | |
15 Jun 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Sapper, 16466, 11th Field Company Engineers, "Peaceful Penetration - Low-Cost, High-Gain Tactics on the Western Front", Shell wound (right leg) | |
15 Jun 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Sapper, 16466, 11th Field Company Engineers, "Peaceful Penetration - Low-Cost, High-Gain Tactics on the Western Front", --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 16466 awm_unit: 11 Field Company awm_rank: Sapper awm_died_date: 1918-06-15 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Arrived in Australia at the age of 25 years
Son of John and Elizaabeth Geddes og 131 Cumberland Street, Port Arthur, Ontario, Canada
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal