We remember Benjamin Handley Geary

We remember Benjamin Handley Geary

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Timeline

Timeline

1891
birth 233 Norwood Road, Tulse Hill, London United Kingdom Source:8526943 Source:8540706 29th June 1891
1911
education Oxford University Oxford United Kingdom Source:8540716 1911
1911
location 131 Palace Road, Tulse Hill, London SW United Kingdom parents address Source:8540716 1911
1915
awards Victoria Cross (VC) British Award/Decoration Source:7611971 20th April 1915
1915
hospitalisation Severely wounded on Hill 60, Zillebeke, Belgium. Hospital/Institution Source:8956999 21st April 1915
1915
service British Army Lieutenant 14th Infantry Brigade 1st Batallion East Surrey Regt Source:8956999 21st April 1915
service British Army Captain East Surrey Regiment 4th (Reserve) Battalion Source:7610457
service British Army Second Lieutenant East Surrey Regiment 4 Battalion (attached 1 Battalion) Source:7611966
1976
death Canada Source:7611966 28th May 1976

Details

Details

Names
TypeName
First Names Benjamin Handley
Initials BH
Last Name Geary
Source 7610459
First Names Benjamin Handley
Initials BH
Last Name Geary
Source 7611966
Gender
GenderSource
Male
Locations
AddressCountryTypeDateSource
131 Palace Road, Tulse Hill, London SW United Kingdom parents address known 1911
Contribution

Military Service

Military Service
ServiceNumberUnitSectionRankSource
British Army East Surrey Regiment 4th (Reserve) Battalion Captain
British Army East Surrey Regiment 4 Battalion (attached 1 Battalion) Second Lieutenant
British Army 14th Infantry Brigade 1st Batallion East Surrey Regt Lieutenant
Awards
AwardTypeSource
VC British Award/Decoration
Victoria Cross (VC) British Award/Decoration
Family
Parents
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Blandinah Ellen Alport mother
Reverend Henry Geary father

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Communities

Communities

Evidence

Evidence

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Official Records

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Medal Index Card
Medal Index Cards Transcription Geoffrey4778
Victoria Cross Recipients 1854-2006 Transcription Geoffrey4778
1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription Geoffrey4778
England & Wales marriages 1837-2008 Transcription Geoffrey4778
1911 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription Anne23518

External Evidence

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Geary - Victoria Cross Forest21339
BH Geary Schoolmaster at Forest School 1913-1914 Forest21339
Victoria Cross citation, the London Gazette Charlotte33
Profile on Wikipedia Trevor321
Baptism Anne23518

Multimedia

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Portrait photograph of Benjamin Handley Geary Charlotte33
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Plaque commemorating him Edward43379
War diary entry about him being wounded Edwin110085

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