YEOMANS, Geoffrey Heron
| Service Number: | 183 |
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| Enlisted: | 5 October 1914, Liverpool, New South Wales |
| Last Rank: | Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | 1st Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Brewarrina, New South Wales, Australia, 1891 |
| Home Town: | Brewarrina, Brewarrina, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Sydney Grammar School & Hawkesbury Agricultural College, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Grazier |
| Died: | Killed In Action, Contelmaison, France, 22 July 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Brewarrina Christ Church WW1 Memorial, Richmond University of Western Sydney WW1 Memorial, Sydney Grammar School WW1 Honour Board, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France), Walgett War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 5 Oct 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Liverpool, New South Wales | |
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| 21 Dec 1914: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 183, 6th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Suevic embarkation_ship_number: A29 public_note: '' | |
| 21 Dec 1914: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 183, 6th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Suevic, Sydney | |
| 22 Jul 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 1st Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: awm_unit: 1 Battalion awm_rank: Lieutenant awm_died_date: 1916-07-22 |
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"DEATH OF LIEUT. YEOMANS.
A private cable has been received in Sydney announcing that Lieutenant Geoffrey Yeomans has been killed in France, and his many friends will deplore the death of one so highly esteemed and popular. The deceased was the sixth son of the late Mr. Alan Yeomans, of Yilgoin, who died recently, and a brother of Mr. Alan Yeomans, produce manager and auctioneer of Pitt, Son, and Badgery, Ltd. He was a splendid type of young Australian, and was educated at the Sydney Grammar School, afterwards going through a practical course at the Hawkesbury Agricultural College. Prior to the war he was engaged in pastoral pursuits in the Brewarrina district. He enlisted in the Light Horse, and served through the Gallipoli campaign, receiving his commission whilst on active service. The deepest, sympathy is expressed with his family in their great loss." - from the Sydney Wool and Stock Journal 18 Aug 1916 (nla.gov.au)
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