GEARY, Michael Phillip
| Service Number: | 6564 |
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| Enlisted: | 20 November 1916, AMC three months |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 17th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Marrickville, Sydney, New South Wales, October 1895 |
| Home Town: | Marrickville, Marrickville, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Marist Brothers High School, Darlinghurst, NSW (Catholic) |
| Occupation: | Clerk |
| Died: | Illness - Broncho Pneumonia, Fargo Military Hospital, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom, 1 May 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
Durrington Cemetery, Wiltshire Grave 240. INSCRIPTION IN MEMORY OF THE DEARLY LOVED ONLY SON OF MRS. E. GEARY R.I.P., Durrington Cemetery, Durrington, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 20 Nov 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6564, 17th Infantry Battalion, AMC three months | |
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| 7 Feb 1917: | Involvement Private, 6564, 17th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Wiltshire embarkation_ship_number: A18 public_note: '' | |
| 7 Feb 1917: | Embarked Private, 6564, 17th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Wiltshire, Sydney |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
He was 21 and the son of James and Emily Geary, of 59, Pile St., Marrickville, Sydney.
Biography contributed by Evan Evans
The summary below was completed by Cathy Sedgwick – Facebook “WW1 Australian War Graves in England/UK/Scotland/Ireland
Died on this date – 1st May.... Pivate Michael Phillip Geary was born in Marrickville, Sydney, NSW with his birth registered in 1896. He enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force (A.I.F.) on 20th November, 1916 as a 21 year old Clerk.
Private Geary embarked from Sydney on HMAT Wiltshire (A18) on 7th February, 1917 with the 17th Infantry Battalion, 19th Reinforcements & disembarked at Devonport, England on 11th April, 1917 where he would receive further training before being sent to the War Front.
Private Geary was posted to 5th Training Battalion at Rollestone, Wiltshire on 11th April, 1917. He was admitted to Fargo Military Hospital, Wiltshire with Influenza on 18th April, 1917 & was reported seriously ill with Bronchitis on 23rd April, 1917.
Private Michael Phillip Geary died at 12.10 a.m. on 1st May, 1917 of Broncho-pneumonia at Fargo Military Hospital having spent 14 days in hospital.
Private Michael Phillip Geary was buried in Durrington Cemetery, Wiltshire, England where 140 other WW1 Australian War Graves are located.
(The above is a summary of my research. The full research can be found by following the link below)
https://ww1austburialsuk.weebly.com/d---g1.html
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