John Roy GEDDES

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Service Number:	4819
Enlisted:	16 December 1915
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	48th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Moama, New South Wales, Australia, 1896
Home Town:	Ora Banda, Kalgoorlie/Boulder, Western Australia
Schooling:	Central School, Kalgoorlie, Western Australia
Occupation:	Miner
Died:	Killed in Action, France, 8 August 1916
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God" Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Kalgoorlie Central School Honour Roll, Kalgoorlie St John's Anglican Church Honour Roll, Kings Park Western Australia State War Memorial, Ora Banda Honour Roll, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial

16 Dec 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4819, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1)
1 Apr 1916:	Involvement Private, 4819, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: ''
1 Apr 1916:	Embarked Private, 4819, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), HMAT Ulysses, Fremantle
8 Aug 1916:	Involvement Private, 4819, 48th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 4819 awm_unit: 48 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-08-08

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