GEALE, John William
| Service Number: | 5092 |
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| Enlisted: | 11 January 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 52nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Hazelwood, Victoria, Australia, September 1885 |
| Home Town: | Smithton, Circular Head, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Meehan State School, Tasmania, Australia |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Zillebeke, Belgium, 15 October 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
Chester Farm Cemetery, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium Plot II, Row E, Grave No. 13 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Stanley Circular Head War Memorial |
World War 2 Service
| 11 Jan 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5092, 12th Infantry Battalion |
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World War 1 Service
| 29 Mar 1916: | Involvement Private, 5092, 12th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: RMS Orontes embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
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| 29 Mar 1916: | Embarked Private, 5092, 12th Infantry Battalion, RMS Orontes, Melbourne | |
| 15 Oct 1916: | Involvement Private, 5092, 52nd Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 5092 awm_unit: 52nd Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-10-15 |
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From Marie Victorine
5092 Private John William Geale
52nd Bn. Australian Infantry, A. I. F.
15th October 1916, aged 31.
Chester Farm cemetery Plot II. E. 13.
Son of William and Charlotte Geale, of Smithton, Tasmania. Native of Hazlewood, Gippsland, Victoria, Australia.
A farmer before enlisting in January 1916, Pte Geale left Australia for France with the 16th Reinforcements of the 12th Battalion in March 1916.
Transferred to the 52nd Battalion in May 1916, he was with the battalion for less than two months before he was killed at Spoil Bank near St Eloi in Belgium on 15 October 1916, age 31.
Personal Inscription : Though lost to sight to memory ever dear
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