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GEES, Archie
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1874 |
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| Enlisted: | 1 October 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 13th Field Artillery Brigade |
| Born: | Maryborough, Queensland, Australia, June 1893 |
| Home Town: | Maryborough, Central Goldfields, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Bowen, Queensland, Australia, 13 August 1952, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Bowen General Cemetery, Qld |
| Memorials: | Maryborough City Hall Honour Roll, Maryborough Excelsior Lodge No 1 P.A.F.S.O.A., Maryborough St. Paul's Anglican Church Book of Remembrance, Maryborough St. Stephen's Honour Roll |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 1 Oct 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1874, 5th Light Horse Regiment | |
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| 3 Jan 1916: | Involvement Private, 1874, 5th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Kyarra embarkation_ship_number: A55 public_note: '' | |
| 3 Jan 1916: | Embarked Private, 1874, 5th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Kyarra, Brisbane | |
| 1 Apr 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 13th Field Artillery Brigade | |
| 22 Apr 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Driver, 13th Field Artillery Brigade | |
| 19 Apr 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Driver, 5th Divisional Ammunition Column | |
| 2 Dec 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Driver, 1874, 13th Field Artillery Brigade | |
| 24 Aug 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 1874, 13th Field Artillery Brigade, 1st MD |
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