GEDDES, Robert Grant
| Service Number: | SX3170 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 17 May 1940, Wayville, South Ausralia |
| Last Rank: | Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/27th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Port Pirie, South Australia, 28 April 1916 |
| Home Town: | Port Pirie, Port Pirie City and Dists, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Syria, 7 July 1941, aged 25 years |
| Cemetery: |
Beirut War Cemetery Plot 1, Row A, Grave 11 , Beirut War Cemetery, Beirut, Lebanon |
| Memorials: | Adelaide WW2 Wall of Remembrance, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, City of Port Pirie WW2 Memorial Gates, Hackney St Peter's College WW2 Honour Roll, Melrose Memorial Arch and Gates, Port Pirie St Peter's Anglican Church Memorial Stained Glass Window, Port Pirie St Peters Congregation Honour Roll WW2 |
World War 2 Service
| 17 May 1940: | Enlisted SX3170, Wayville, South Ausralia | |
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| 17 May 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Lieutenant, SX3170, 2nd/27th Infantry Battalion | |
| 7 Jul 1941: | Involvement Lieutenant, SX3170, 2nd/27th Infantry Battalion, Syria - Operation Exporter | |
| Date unknown: | Involvement |
Mates
My Mother, Cora Esther Holman (nee Kelly) told me that Robert Grant Geddes was a mate of my late uncle Jack Taylor Holman KIA Alamein 26/10/1942 and H E Boully KIA Finschhafen Dec 1943. They and some other enlisted men were given a farewell dinner at the Holman home at "Gowen Brae" Port Germein SA. When asked if he (Geddes) would like a second serve of the meal he answered, "No thanks, leave it in the oven, I'll have it when I come home."
Submitted 24 July 2016 by Mark Holman
Biography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of James Sim Geddes and Mary Mildred Giles of Glenungs, South Australia; brother of Charles Owen Geddes, Peter Henry Giles Geddes, James Owen Geddes and Richard Alexander Geddes.
James Owen Beddes MBE, Peter Henry Giles Geddes MBE and Richard Alexander Geddes all served
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