GEARY, Maurice Timothy
| Service Numbers: | 221, 221 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 21 January 1915, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Driver |
| Last Unit: | 13th Field Artillery Brigade |
| Born: | Footscray, Victoria, Australia, 1887 |
| Home Town: | Brunswick, Moreland, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Yarragon State School, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Driver |
| Died: | Aneurism (heart failure), Caulfield, Victoria, Caulfield, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 22 October 1919 |
| Cemetery: |
Coburg Pine Ridge Cemetery, Victoria, Australia Roman Catholic D, Grave 195 and Australian War Memorial, Commemorative panel 17 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, City of Brunswick Honour Roll, City of Brunswick Honour Roll, Yarragon War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 21 Jan 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 21 Jan 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 221, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1 | |
| 28 May 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 221, 13th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Persic embarkation_ship_number: A34 public_note: '' | |
| 28 May 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 221, 13th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Persic, Melbourne | |
| 4 Sep 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 221, 13th Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
| 28 Oct 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 221, 13th Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
| 8 Nov 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 221 , 4th Light Horse Regiment | |
| 28 Nov 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Gunner, 221, 13th Field Artillery Brigade | |
| 30 Nov 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Driver, 221, 13th Field Artillery Brigade |
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Born
Father Timothy Geary and Mother Mary Geary (nee ____)
living at 175 Albert Street, Brunswick, Victoria
Next of kin in service:
Brother 4707 Pte Owen GEARY - 22nd Battalion
5/11/1917 returned to Australia
Brother 4716 Pte Ambrose GEARY - 21st Battalion
24/12/1918 returned to Australia
Brother 108 Sergeant Mark Phillip GEARY - 4th Light Horse Regiment
15/11/1918 returned to Australia
Brother 222 Pte George GEARY - 13th Field Artillery Brigade
21/3/1919 returned to Australia
Cousin 1928 Pte Patrick GEARY - 57th Battalion
23/9/1918 returned to Australia
Cousin 1620 Lance Corporal Walter (Daniel) Carmody - 60th Battalion
6/11/1918 returned to Australia
18/7/1919 died in Australia - buried in Milawa Cemetery, Milawa, Victoria
Described on enlisting 27 years 11 months old; single; 5' 5 1/2" tall; 11 stone;
medium complexion; blue eyes; brown hair; Roman Catholic
18/1/1915 Completed medical - fit for service
21/1/1915 Enlisted in Melbourne, Victoria
29/3/1915 Commanding Officer appointed Maurice to B Squadron, 13th Light Horse
28/5/1915 Embarked from Port Melbourne on board HMAT Persic A34 (with George #222)
as a Private in 4th Light Horse Brigade, 13th Light Horse Regiment, B Squadron
4/9/1915 proceeded to join Mediterranean Expeditionary Forces in Gallipoli
embarked on board HMT Mogantic
28/10/1915 promoted to Lance Corporal, 13th Light Horse Regiment in Gallipoli
8/1/1916 disembarked off of Simla, from Mudros, into Alexandria
5/3/1916 Posted to B Squadron, 13th Light Horse Regiment
28/3/1916 Lance Corporal, taken on strength into 4th Division Cavalry
5/6/1916 proceeded to jin British Expeditionary Forces, ex Alexandria
7/7/1916 taken on strength of 1st Anzac Army Corps Light Horse Regiment - France
1/11/1916 admitted sick with Appendicitis - in the field
6/11/1916 proceeded to England x 1st Canadian General Hospital, Etaples (appendicitis)
embarked for England on board Panama, ex Havre, France
8/11/1916 admitted to Graylingwell Military Hospital
9/8/1917 sick with Mumps - admitted to hospital
13/9/1917 discharged to Training Depot
2/11/1917 Lance Corporal proceeding overseas to France, via Southampton
3/11/1917 marched in to Havre, France
6/11/1917 marched out to unit
8/11/1917 rejoined 4th Anzac Light Horse Regiment in the field
28/11/1917 transferred to 5th Division Artillery Details
29/11/1917 13th Light Horse Regiment
30/11/1917 Promoted to Gunner 13th Field Artillery Battalion
30/11/1917 Promoted to Driver 13th Field Artillery Battalion
16/2/1917 marched in to No.4 Command Depot, from Wareham Military Hospital
13/3/1917 marched out to No.3 Command Depot, Hurdcott, England
2/11/1917 proceeding overseas to France, to join 1st Anzac Mounted Regiment
28/11/1917 transferred to 5th Auxillary Divisional Artillery
30/11/1917 Lance Corporal taken on strength into 13th Field Artillery Brigade - France
30/11/1917 Gunner appointed Driver
1/6/1918 Gun Shot Wound (thigh & arms) - received in action, France
17/7/1918 discharged to Australian General Base Depot (AGBD), France
26/7/1918 rejoined unit
13/8/1918 sick - trench fever - to hospital
15/8/1918 admitted to ambulance train
22/8/1918 invalided to hospital to England
23/8/1918 admitted to 1st South General Hospital, Monyhull, Birmingham
15/10/1918 trench fever - chronic pains in head, legs, chest and abdomen, pale complexion,
feels weak.
20/12/1918 Returned to Australia on board Orontes, ex Liverpool, England
30/1/1919 disembarked into Australia
3/3/1919 admitted to Caulfield Hospital (No.11 Australian General Hospital)
22/10/1919 Maurice died of heart failure (Aneurism) at 4.45pm
in No.11 Australian General Hospital
buried in: Coburg General Cemetery, Coburg, Victoria
- with military honours
His name is located at panel 17 in the Commemorative Area at the Australian War Memorial,
Canberra, ACT.
Medals:
1914-15 Star (23866); British War medal (13051); Victory medal (129963);
Memorial Plaque and Memorial Scroll (985823)
Sourced and submitted by Julianne T Ryan. 6/5/2015. Lest we forget.
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