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GERAGHTY, William Joseph
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 3056 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 1st Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia, 10 March 1894 |
| Home Town: | Sydney, City of Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Clerk |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 23 August 1918, aged 24 years |
| Cemetery: |
Heath Cemetery, Picardie 526 Heath Cemetery, Harbonnieres, France, Heath Cemetery, Harbonnieres, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Woy Woy War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 8 Oct 1915: | Involvement Private, 3056, 3rd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Warilda embarkation_ship_number: A69 public_note: '' | |
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| 8 Oct 1915: | Embarked Private, 3056, 3rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Warilda, Sydney | |
| 23 Aug 1918: | Involvement Corporal, 3056, 1st Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3056 awm_unit: 1 Battalion awm_rank: Corporal awm_died_date: 1918-08-23 |
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Service number: 3056
Rank: Corporal
Unit: 1st Battalion (Infantry)
Service: Australian Army
Conflict: 1914-1918
Date of death: 23 August 1918
Died of shell penetration wound to the abdomen - Morcourt, France.
Cemetery or memorial details: Heath Cemetery, Harbonnieres, France
War Grave Register notes: GERAGHTY, Cpl. W. J., 3056. 1st Bn. Australian Inf. 23rd Aug., 1918. VII. F. 6.
Source: AWM145 Roll of Honour cards, 1914-1918 War, Army