PROSSER, Geoffrey
| Service Number: | 3681 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 28th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia, 1892 |
| Home Town: | Bunbury, Bunbury, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | railway employee |
| Died: | Died of wounds, France, 1 November 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
Wimereux Communal Cemetery, Pas-de-Calais - Hauts-de-France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Bunbury War Memorial, Kings Park Western Australia State War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 17 Jan 1916: | Involvement 3681, 28th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Borda embarkation_ship_number: A30 public_note: '' | |
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| 17 Jan 1916: | Embarked 3681, 28th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Borda, Fremantle | |
| 29 Oct 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 3681, 28th Infantry Battalion, Wounded in action in Belgium, gassed - transferred to train. Admitted to hospital 1 Nov 1917 with shell gas poisoning. Died of wounds in Wimeraux same day. | |
| 1 Nov 1917: | Involvement Private, 3681, 28th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3681 awm_unit: 28 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-11-01 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Cherilyn McMeekin
Geoffrey was the 5th son of Henry and Rosina PROSSER (nee NORTH) and 5th of their 10 children. All but their firstborn lived to adulthood, quite remarkable for the era.
Geoffrey enlisted in October 1915 aged 22. As a single man, his father Henry was his next of kin. He originally joined the 51st Battalion, before joining the 28th Battalion.
He was wounded in action and died soon after in the 2nd Australian General Hospital in Wimeraux, France.
His effects were returned to his family aboard Euripedes in 1917: a disc, ring (metal), silver wristwatch and strap, 2 books, a handkerchief, and a brush. Then in June 1918, more personal effects were sent home per Barunga: notebook, 2 pipes, a knife, photos, letters and cards.
His father Henry died in 1919 aged only 59.