GEARY, Martin
| Service Numbers: | 3812, 3812A |
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| Enlisted: | 14 September 1915, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 49th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Galway, Ireland, 3 September 1894 |
| Home Town: | Chinchilla, Western Downs, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Stockman |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Mouquet Farm, France, 3 September 1916, aged 22 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Chinchilla War Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
World War 1 Service
| 14 Sep 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3812, Brisbane, Queensland | |
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| 31 Jan 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3812, 25th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Wandilla embarkation_ship_number: A62 public_note: '' | |
| 31 Jan 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3812, 25th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Wandilla, Brisbane | |
| 3 Sep 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3812A, 49th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3812A awm_unit: 49th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-09-03 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Michael Lacey
Martin arrived in Australia from Galway Ireland in 1914 aboard the Limerick to join his sister Bridget. Before he joined up in September 1915 he was workng as a stockman at Chinchilla in Queensland. It is thought by some that he joined up to get back to Ireland.
Letter from the Commanding Officer of Private Martin Geary to his mother;
"Dear Mrs. Geary – I wish to convey to you the deep sympathy of myself and of the men left in my platoon on the death of your son, Martin, one of Number Seven. He was a good soldier, always ready for work, as strong as they make them, and never in trouble. My men have lost a good comrade, and I have lost a soldier than whom I wish to lead none better. Your son, Mick, as his mates knew him, was killed on the morning of September 3rd last, when the First Prussian Guard Reserve Regiment was cut to pieces by the Queenslanders of the 49th Batt., your son’s regiment. It was outside Poziers on the road to the famous Mouquet Farm. We ran right through, but had to pay the price. We hope that your son’s and your sacrifice may end in the securing of the lasting peace for which we are striving. The officer commanding my company and my fellow officers, join with me in this letter of condolence – I remain Dear Mrs. Geary, yours sincerely, R. Tambling." - SOURCE (www.galwayindependent.com)
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