MOREY, Geoffrey Wilson
| Service Number: | Officer |
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| Enlisted: | 6 September 1916, Victory IV |
| Last Rank: | Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | Unspecified British Units |
| Born: | St. Peters, South Australia, 15 August 1899 |
| Home Town: | St Peters (SA), Norwood Payneham St Peters, South Australia |
| Schooling: | St. Peters College, Radley College England, Adelaide University, University of Vienna |
| Occupation: | Ear, Nose and Throat Doctor |
| Died: | Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England , 13 April 1973, aged 73 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Hackney St Peter's College Honour Board |
World War 1 Service
| 6 Sep 1916: | Involvement Officer, Unspecified British Units, Victory IV | |
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| 6 Sep 1916: | Enlisted Lieutenant, Officer, Unspecified British Units, Victory IV |
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Birth Registration details
Name: Geoffrey Wilson Morey
Birth Date: 15 Aug 1899
Birth Place: St Peters
Registration Place: Norwood, South Australia, Australia
Father: Henry Augustus Morey
Mother: Mary Collier
Page Number: 55
Volume Number: 645
Son of Henry Augustus MOREY and Mary nee COLLIER of Finniss Street, North Adelaide, SA
Enlisted as Seaman in RNVR and served in the North Sea, promoted to Midshipman, transferred to Royal Navy Air Service in May 1917 as Flight Sub Lieutenant then to Royal Air Force as Lieutenant
Studied medicine post war, documented his world travels on film, authored several books.
Lived in England, eventually in Lincoln, an ear/nose/throat doctor graduating Adelaide 1926 and camera buff. Kept kangaroos in is garden at 1 The Grove until he was attacked by one. Mother's will shows him as medical student of Mill Terrace North Adelaide at the time of her death in 1926.
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