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GESCH, Edward William
Personal Details
| Service Number: | QX59556 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 30 November 1943 |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 47 Infantry Battalion AMF |
| Born: | Maryborough, Queensland, Australia , 21 October 1911 |
| Home Town: | Tiaro, Fraser Coast, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Forestry Employee |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Bougainville, Solomon Islands, Pacific Islands, 12 January 1945, aged 33 years |
| Cemetery: |
Port Moresby (Bomana) War Cemetery, Papua New Guinea A4 B 5 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Tiaro Shire Honour Roll WW2, Tiaro War Memorial |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Corporal, QX59556 | |
|---|---|---|
| 30 Nov 1943: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Corporal, QX59556, 47 Infantry Battalion AMF | |
| 12 Jan 1945: | Enlisted |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Charles Karl and Bertha Regina Gesch
Husband of Marjorie Gesch, of Barolin, Queensland.
SADLY MISSED
GESCH. — Killed in action January 12, QX59556 Cpl. Edward William Gesch, husband of Marjorie Gesch, of Avondale, and elder son of Mr. and Mrs. C. K. Gesch, Riverview, Tiaro, and brother of Cecil Roy, Tiaro, and Mrs. L. Hoult, Antigua. Aged 33.
'He died as he lived, everyone's friend.'
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