John Francis GEANEY

GEANEY, John Francis

Service Number: NX17343
Enlisted: 27 May 1940
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 2nd/16th Infantry Battalion
Born: Waverley, NSW, Australia, 1 November 1911
Home Town: Maroubra, Randwick, New South Wales
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Not yet discovered
Died: Yagoona, NSW, Australia, 29 April 1988, aged 76 years, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery: Not yet discovered
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World War 2 Service

27 May 1940: Enlisted Private, NX17343, 2nd/17th Infantry Battalion
27 May 1940: Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, NX17343, 2nd/16th Infantry Battalion
30 Nov 1940: Involvement Private, NX17343, 2nd/17th Infantry Battalion, Libya/North Africa
10 Apr 1941: Involvement Private, NX17343, Siege of Tobruk
18 Aug 1942: Wounded Private, NX17343, 2nd/17th Infantry Battalion, El Alamein, Bullet wound to neck at Tel el Eisa.
23 Oct 1942: Wounded Private, NX17343, 2nd/17th Infantry Battalion, El Alamein, G.S.W. finger & R. elbow.
4 Sep 1943: Involvement Private, NX17343, 2nd/17th Infantry Battalion, New Guinea - Huon Peninsula / Markham and Ramu Valley /Finisterre Ranges Campaigns
29 Jul 1945: Involvement Private, NX17343, 2nd/17th Infantry Battalion, Borneo - Operation Oboe July - August 1945
4 Sep 1945: Discharged Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, NX17343, 2nd/16th Infantry Battalion
4 Sep 1945: Discharged Private, NX17343, 2nd/17th Infantry Battalion
Date unknown: Involvement Private, NX17343, 2nd/17th Infantry Battalion

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Biography contributed by Jeffrey Crisdale

WIA Tel el Eisa

WIA El Alamein