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GEDDES, William Longfield
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 524 |
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| Enlisted: | 2 November 1914, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 7th Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Portland, New South Wales, Australia, 1896 |
| Home Town: | Katoomba, Blue Mountains Municipality, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Katoomba Superior Public School, New South Wales |
| Occupation: | Traveller/Clerk |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Ottoman Empire, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 30 July 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
Shell Green Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula Plot 1, Row G, Grave 9 Rev. T.J. Robertson officiated Headstone inscription reads: In loving memory of our dear son, Shell Green Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 2 Nov 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Trooper, 524, 7th Light Horse Regiment, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW | |
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| 15 Nov 1914: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 7th Light Horse Regiment, Prior to embarking for overseas | |
| 19 Dec 1914: | Involvement Corporal, 524, 7th Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ajana embarkation_ship_number: A31 public_note: '' | |
| 19 Dec 1914: | Embarked Corporal, 524, 7th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Ajana, Sydney |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of John and Grace Geddes of 'Strathisla', Bent Street, Katoomba, NSW
Medals: 1914-15 Star, Britih War Medal, Victory Medal
Also served in the cadets and the Citizen MIlitary Forces, NSW
Had trained as a Bookkeeper