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GEANEY, John Francis
Personal Details
| Service Number: | NX17343 |
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| 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 |
| Memorials: |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 27 May 1940: | Enlisted Private, NX17343, 2nd/17th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 27 May 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (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 (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 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Jeffrey Crisdale
WIA Tel el Eisa
WIA El Alamein