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GEDDES, George
Personal Details
| Service Number: | NX17025 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 24 May 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/17th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Yerong Creek, NSW, Australia, 23 January 1907 |
| Home Town: | Yerong Creek, Lockhart, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Hurstville, NSW, Australia, 13 September 1973, aged 66 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 24 May 1940: | Enlisted Private, NX17025, 2nd/17th Infantry Battalion | |
|---|---|---|
| 24 May 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, NX17025 | |
| 10 Apr 1941: | Wounded Private, NX17025, 2nd/17th Infantry Battalion, Siege of Tobruk, Severe G.S.W. / amputate R. forearm. | |
| 10 Apr 1941: | Imprisoned Siege of Tobruk | |
| 23 Nov 1942: | Discharged Private, NX17025, 2nd/17th Infantry Battalion, Due to disabling war injury. | |
| 23 Nov 1942: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, NX17025 | |
| Date unknown: | Involvement Private, NX17025, 2nd/17th Infantry Battalion |
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WIA & POW Benghazi Handicap (North Africa campaign)
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