GEE, Joseph Brindley
| Service Number: | 2818 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 3rd Pioneer Battalion |
| Born: | Kimberley, South Africa, 30 November 1892 |
| Home Town: | Ballarat, Central Highlands, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Bolier maker |
| Died: | Spotswood, Victoria, 1 January 1963, aged 70 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 9 Nov 1916: | Involvement Private, 2818, 3rd Pioneer Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '5' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Benalla embarkation_ship_number: A24 public_note: '' | |
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| 9 Nov 1916: | Embarked Private, 2818, 3rd Pioneer Battalion, HMAT Benalla, Sydney |
Genealogy/life of Joseph Brindley Gee
Joseph Brindley Gee was born in Kimberley, South Africa 30 November 1892 the son of Joseph Brindley Gee Snr and Annie Elizabeth Gee (nee Oldacre). When his father and mother came to Australia with Joseph's brother in law, he stayed and joined up.
His parents had emigrated to South Africa in ealry 1890's with a cargo of clay from Staffordshire with the intention to commence a Pottery a venture which was shortlived and JG Gee snr reverted to his previous occupation of a Saddler and worked for de Beers
A Boilermaker by Trade, JB Gee had worked at de Beer's Diamond Mine in Kimberley as had his father (a Saddler). Gee was a member of 3rd Pioneer battalion (reinforcement 5) and was in France after enlisting September 1916 leaving Sydney 9 November 1916 on the ship 'Benalla'.
He was gassed during a battle and returned to Australia in Jan 1918. He suffered from this gassing for the rest of his life - dying 1963.
Submitted 22 April 2015 by geoffrey walker