GEELAN, Robert Michael
| Service Number: | 2644 |
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| Enlisted: | 31 July 1915, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 18th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Araluen, New South Wales, Australia, 1 November 1886 |
| Home Town: | Leichhardt, Leichhardt, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Superior Public School, Leichhardt, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Drover |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Menin Road, Belgium, 20 September 1917, aged 30 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Braidwood Public School Roll of Honour, Leichhardt War Memorial, Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 31 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2644, 18th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW | |
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| 2 Nov 1915: | Involvement Private, 2644, 18th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: '' | |
| 2 Nov 1915: | Embarked Private, 2644, 18th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Sydney | |
| 27 Jul 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2644, 18th Infantry Battalion, Shrapnel wound to the left leg and invalided to England on the 30 July 1916 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Mr and Mrs. F. Geelan, of Lyall-street, Leichhardt, have been advised that their son, Robert Michael Geelan, has been killed in France. He was 31 years of age, and was employed in the Land Titles branch of the Registrar-General's Department. He was wounded at Pozieres. A younger brother is at the front.
Biography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Francis Robert Geelan and Mary Geelan of 'Luidaville', 1 Lyall Street, Leichhardt, NSW. Brother of Francis John Geelan who returned to Australia on 24 July 1919 having served with the 14th Light Horse Regiment
Several times he was promoted to the ranks of Lance Corporal and Corporal but each time was reverted to Private
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
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