Charles Arthur GEYTON

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GEYTON, Charles Arthur

Service Number:	VX114946
Enlisted:	6 November 1942
Last Rank:	Lieutenant
Last Unit:	2nd/16th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Walney Island, England, 28 January 1920
Home Town:	Not yet discovered
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Not yet discovered
Died:	Injuries, Australia, 9 November 1944, aged 24 years
Cemetery:	Atherton War Cemetery, Queensland B D 6,
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Melbourne Cricket Club WW2 Honour Roll

World War 2 Service

3 Sep 1939:	Involvement VX114946
6 Nov 1942:	Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Lieutenant, VX114946, 2nd/16th Infantry Battalion

WW2

The details provided are taken from the book "1000 Men at War" the history of the 2nd/16th Infantry Battalion, published 1959, refer to page 215. Charles was born 28th Jan 1920, and prior to the war he was a masseur of Caulfield Vic, and he had served in the Militia in a heavy artillery unit. He enlisted into the AIF in Victoria, hence the VX regimental number, and later transferred into the 2nd/16th Inf Bn where he served as a Lieutenant. Unfortunately, he Died of Injuries sustained on 11th Nov 1944. Rest In Peace. Lest We Forget.

Biography contributed by Faithe Jones

Son of Charles Alwyne Geyton and Agnes Elizabeth Geyton; husband of Gwen Geyton, of Brighton, Victoria.

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