Regimental number | 4811 |
Place of birth | Colebrook, Tasmania |
School | Catholic Convent School, Tasmania |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Hall Street, Merewether, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 28 |
Next of kin | Sister, Mrs C. Volkmer, Hall Street, Merewether, New South Wales |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 3rd Battalion, 15th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/20/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A15 Star Of England on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 55th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Fleurbaix, France |
Age at death | 32 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 29 |
Place of burial | Fromelles (Pheasant Wood) Military Cemetery, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 160 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Patrick and Annie GEASON. Native of Tasmania |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Originally listed as 'No Known Grave' and commemorated at V.C. Corner (Panel No 13), Australian Cemetery, Fromelles; subsequently (2011) identified, and interred in the Fromelles (Pheasant Wood) Military Cemetery, France Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |