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GEDDES, John
Personal Details
| Service Number: | DX659 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 8 December 1941, Darwin, NT |
| Last Rank: | Staff Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/1st Heavy Battery |
| Born: | Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom, 8 September 1908 |
| Home Town: | Balmain, Leichhardt, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Fitter & Turner |
| Died: | Illness, Timor, 22 February 1942, aged 33 years |
| Cemetery: |
Ambon War Cemetery, Ambon, Maluku, Indonesia CWGC Grave No: Plot 19. Row D. Grave 5. Inscription: "HIS DUTY FEARLESSY AND NOBLY DONE FOREVER REMEMBERED". |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial, Darwin War Memorial, East Point Memorial Wall |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 8 Dec 1941: | Involvement DX659 | |
|---|---|---|
| 8 Dec 1941: | Enlisted Darwin, NT | |
| 8 Dec 1941: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Staff Sergeant, DX659 | |
| 20 Feb 1942: | Imprisoned Captured and detained by the Japanese Occupation Force on or after this date, Timor. | |
| 22 Feb 1942: | Involvement Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Staff Sergeant, 2nd/1st Heavy Battery, Member of Sparrow Force, died on this date whilst a prisoner of the Japanese. Nature of death recorded as "not stated". |
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