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GEARY, Frederick James
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2660 |
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| Enlisted: | 25 May 1916, Brisbane, Qld. |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 49th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Cootharaba, Queensland, Australia, 1890 |
| Home Town: | Pomona, Sunshine Coast, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed In Action, Messines, France, 7 June 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Cooran and District Roll of Honour, Cooroy War Memorial, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 25 May 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2660, 49th Infantry Battalion, Brisbane, Qld. | |
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| 7 Oct 1916: | Involvement Private, 2660, 49th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: '' | |
| 7 Oct 1916: | Embarked Private, 2660, 49th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ceramic, Sydney |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Michael Geary, Pomona, Queensland
Missing. — Word has been received from Base Records, by Mr. Geary, senr., that his son, Private Fred Geary, has been reported, missing since the 7th July. He was reported wounded in June last, but evidently had returned to the firing line. He is a brother of Cr. A. D. Geary and Mr. George Geary, both of Cooran.
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
Australian War Memorial 148
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
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