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Edward GEE

Regimental number661
Place of birthOxford, England
SchoolBedford House School, Oxford, England
Age on arrival in Australia20
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationNavvy
AddressTranscontinental Railway Line, Western Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation24
Next of kinFather, Charles Gee, The Market, Oxford, England
Previous military serviceServed 4 years in Queen's Own Oxfordshire Hussars (Yeomanry)
Enlistment date4 September 1914
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll18 August 1914
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name11th Battalion, F Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A11 Ascanius on 2 November 1914
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll11th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 28 June 1915
Place of death or woundingGallipoli, Turkey
Date of death28 June 1915
Age at death24
Age at death from cemetery records24
Place of burialShell Green Cemetery (Plot II, Row G, Grave No. 21), Gallipoli
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
62
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Charles and Isabelle GEE, Fairbank Farm, Rotorua, New Zealand. Native of Oxford, England
Family/military connections6 brothers.
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

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