We remember Percy Geason

We remember Percy Geason

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Timeline

Timeline

1888
birth Hobart Tasmania Australia Source:8679015 Source:8246717 1888
1915
enlistment Newcastle New South Wales Australia Source:8679015 4th September 1915
employment Labourer Australia Source:8679015
service Australian Imperial Force Private 4811 Australian Infantry 55 Battalion Source:8679015
1916
death Killed in Action Private Geason was originally listed missing in 1916, but excavations in May 2008 and subsequent DNA testing ascertained his identity. Re-buried with full military honours during 2010. Fromelles, Lille, Department du Nord Pas de Calais France Source:8679016 Source:8679015 20th July 1916
burial Fromelles (pheasant Wood) Military Cemetery CWGC Cemetery/Memorial Fromelles, Lille, Department du Nord Pas de Calais France III. B. 3. Source:8679015
sibling Cecilia Volkmer Source:8246717
location Hall Street, Merewether, Australia their own address Source:8679015

Details

Details

Names
TypeName
First Names Percy
Initials P
Last Name Geason
Source 8246717
Locations
AddressCountryTypeDateSource
Hall Street, Merewether, Australia their own address
Contribution

Military Service

Military Service
ServiceNumberUnitSectionRankSource
Australian Imperial Force 4811 Australian Infantry 55 Battalion Private
Family
Parents
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Annie Geason mother
Patrick Geason father
Siblings
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Cecilia Volkmer sister
Religion
DateReligionSource
1916-03-08 Roman Catholic

Media

Communities

Communities

Evidence

Evidence

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Official Records

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Australian ANZACs from the National Archives of Australia
Australian Imperial Force Embarkation Roll 1914-1918 Transcription Anne1202
Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Casualty Records Transcription Anne1202

External Evidence

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Australian Memorial Roll of Honour Anne1202

Multimedia

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The Grave of Private Percy Geason of the AIF Anne1202
Re-burial Ceremony at Fromelles, Winter 2010 Anne1202

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