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William George Geary

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Portrait, Auckland Weekly News 25 January 1917 - No known copyright restrictions

Portrait, Auckland Weekly News 25 January 1917 - No known copyright restrictions

Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    William George AWMM
  • Surname
    Geary AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    WWI 12/3022 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
    Unknown AWMM Care of Sonoma House, Rotorua, New Zealand AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    Mrs W.G. Geary (mother), Otorohanga, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Pre 9 October 1915 AWMM Single AWMM

Service

Wars and conflicts

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Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    WW1 Unknown AWMM AWMM
  • Occupation before enlistment
  • Age on enlistment

Embarkations

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Prisoner of war

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  • Capture details
  • Days interned
  • Liberation date
  • Liberation Repatriation
  • POW liberation details
  • POW serial number

Medical history

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  • Medical notes
    Killed in Action, Cause of Death AWMM

Last known rank

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • William Geary was the son of William and Selina Geary, of Cameron Rd., Tauranga, New Zealand. Member of Manchester U.I.O. of Oddfellows. AWMM

Death

About death

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  • Death
    30 September 1916 AWMM
    Age 20 AWMM
    Somme, Northern France AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Killed in Action AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    A I F Burial Ground, Flers, Somme, France AWMM I. K. 30. AWMM
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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  • Memorial name
    • Rotorua War Memorial (World War 1) AWMM
    • Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War 1 Hall of Memories AWMM

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  • Thank you for your service to New Zealand, remembering you on this day. They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old: Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn. At the going down of the sun and in the morning, We will remember them.
    Public - Hannah - Other relative - 25 April 2017
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  • Remembering you today on ANZAC Day 2015. Lest We Forget.
    Public - Hannah - Other Relative - 25 April 2015
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25 April 2017HannahHastingsOther relative

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