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Spr. James Geary
British Army Durham Fortress Company Royal Engineers
from:Jarrow
(d.16th Nov 1918)
James Geary was the son of Patrick and Ellen Geary(nee Finnigan)of 245 High Street, Jarrow. From the 1911 England and Wales census, James was aged 15 and working as a shipyard heater. His father was aged 42 and a shipyard plate riveter, born in Jarrow. His mother was aged 36 and also born in Jarrow.
James died aged 25 on 16 November 1918 and is buried in Jarrow Cemetery.
Sjt. John Geary
British Army Leicestershire Regiment
from:Mountsorrel
My great great uncle John Geary was born in Mountsorrel, he joined up on 3rd January 1915.
Pte. Wilfred Geary MM, MID.
British Army 8th Battalion East Surrey Regiment
from:Billingshurst
My Grandfather, Wilfred Geary, joined the Army in March 1916 with his brother Ralph. They both joined the Royal Sussex Regiment but both were later transferred to the East Surrey Regiment before going to France in September 1916.
Granddad was posted to the 8th Battalion and Ralph to the 9th Battalion and both trained as Lewis gunners. Granddad saw action on the Somme and then at Passchendale at the Battle of Langemark. He was with his Platoon and part was cut off from the rest of the battalion by heavy German fire. They came up to a broken down Tank and he and 5 other men sheltered inside. Then the enemy laid down a heavy barrage and seeing they where in danger he told everyone to get out but most of them were too exhausted or scared. Only through his willpower and strength and character he got everyone out of the tank in a few moments when running to the lines the tank took a direct hit. Granddad received a Mention in Dispatches.
A month later he was wounded by shrapnel and the same day his brother, my Great Uncle Ralph, was wounded receiving a shot to the head from a sniper but he amazingly survived.
In August 1918 at the Battle of St Quintin Canal he rescued his platoon sergeant was wounded and stranded in no man's land he went out under heavy fire and rescued him. He also attempted the rescue of another man but was beaten back by heavy fire. Granddad was awarded the Military Medal but we later heard he was going to be recommended for the Victoria Cross but his commanding officer was killed before he could put his report in.
Pte. William George Geary
New Zealand Expeditionary Force 16th (Waikoto) Coy. 1st Bn. Auckland Regiment
from:Tauranga, New Zealand
(d.30th Sept1916)
William Geary was killed in action on the 30th of September 1916, aged 20. He is buried in the A.I.F. Burial Ground, Somme, France. He was the son of William and Selina Geary, of Cameron Rd., Tauranga, New Zealand and a member of Manchester U.I.O. of Oddfellows.
A/Sgt. William George Geary DSM.
Royal Navy 6th Btn. Royal Marine Light Infantry
from:Wantage
William George Geary won the DSM in Northern Russia.
Pte Jesse Gebbett
British Army 19th Btn Northumberland Fusiliers
from:48, Wallbutton Rd., Brockley, London.
(d.29th March 1918)
Gebbett, Jesse, Private,242615, Killed on 29th March 1918, aged 34 years,
Remembered on the Pozieres Memorial panel 16 to 18.
Son of Alfred Gebbett; husband of Olive Gebbett, of 48, Wallbutton Rd., Brockley, London.
From the Northumberland Fusiliers Roll of Honour
Pte. Andrew Gebbie
British Army Gordon Highlanders
Andrew Gebbie served with the Gordon Highlanders. He did not have an easy life. Both of his parents died before he was five. His sister died the following year. He and his brother were adopted by their father's workmate who died in mid 1917, closely followed by his only brother being killed in action later that year. He married in 1920 and had two sons. His wife died in 1924. His adoptive mother moved in and died in twelve months later. His elder son was killed in 1944.
Cpl. Andrew Gebbie
British Army 9th Battalion Gordon Highlanders
from:Cambuslang
Andrew Gebbie served with 9th Battalion, Gordon Highlanders.
Skipper. George Geddes
Royal Naval Reserve HM Drifter Speedwell V
from:Buckie, Banffshire
(d.28th October 1916)
George Geddes was the husband of Margaret Jane Geddes, of "Tarwathie," South Pringle St., Buckie, Banffshire. He was 45 when he died and is buried in the South-East of the Kilscoran Church of Ireland Churchyard, Kilscoran, Co. Wexford, Ireland. His body was washed ashore at Rosslare after the vessel was torpedoed, driven aground and wrecked in St. George's Channel with ten souls lost.
Tmr. George Geddes
Royal Naval Reserve HM Drifter Speedwell V
from:Buckie, Banffshire
(d.28th October 1916)
George Geddes was the Son of Margaret Jane Geddes, of Tarwathie, South Pringle St., Buckie, Banffshire, and the late G. Geddes. He was 18 when he died and is buried in the South-East of the Kilscoran Church of Ireland Churchyard, Kilscoran, Co. Wexford, Ireland. His body was washed ashore at Rosslare after the HM Drifter Speedwell V was torpedoed, driven aground and wrecked in St. George's Channel with ten souls lost.
Pte. James Geddes
British Army 2nd Btn. Royal Scots Fusiliers
from:Irvine
(d.27th Mar 1917)
I am the only grandson of James Geddes and since my mother and uncle are now deceased I would like to find out more about him, perhaps his service record and how he died. I only know he was killed at Arras on the 27th of March 1917.
Pte. R Geddes
British Army 5th Btn. Royal Irish Fusiliers
from:5 Melville Street, Lochgelly, Fife, Scotland
(d.20th Mar 1918)
Private R. Geddes was the son of Robert and Anna (nee Torrance) Geddes of 5 Melville Street, Lochgelly, Scotland. In September 1917 he and the 5th Battalion were deployed to Egypt for involvement in the Palestine Campaign. On 9th March 1918 a new offensive began towards Jordan, and it was shortly afterwards that he lost his life aged 29. Private Geddes is buried at the Alexandria (Hadra) War Memorial Cemetery in Egypt.
Guardsman Robert Fyfe Geddes
British Army Scots Guards
from:Ayrshire
Robert Fyfe Geddes was born 30 March 1891 in the civil parish of Auchenblae, Kincardineshire. His mother was Jessie Geddes and his father is not known.
On 17 May 1915, at age 24, Robert Fyfe Geddes enlisted in the Scots Regiment of Foot Guards (Scots Guards). Up to the time of enlistment, he had been employed at Glengall Asylum in Ayrshire as an attendant.
His WWI pension file shows that he was admitted to hospital with a gunshot wound in his left arm on 13 October 1916, and was discharged back to active duty. He was gassed on 14 September 1918 and admitted to hospital in Boulogne, France for treatment. He was evacuated to the UK in November 1918 and spent time in Stobhill Hospital, Glasgow, which had originally been a workhouse. Robert’s Medal Index Card and the UK, WWI Service Medal and Award Rolls, 1914-1920 show his rank of Guardsman with the Scots Guards and that he was entitled to the Victory Medal and British Medal.
After calling of the banns, Robert Fyfe Geddes married Annie Young on 05 February 1918 in Berryhill Toll, Civil Parish of Kilmarnock, Ayrshire. The marriage registration shows that Annie Young was born c. 1888, the daughter of Archibald Young, road surfaceman, and Annie Walker. Annie Young’s occupation on the marriage registration was “nurse”. Robert Fyfe Geddes and Annie Young had one daughter, Lily Young Geddes, born c. 1922.
Robert Fyfe Geddes died in 1971 in Kilmarnock, East Ayrshire.
Pte. Robert Thompson Geddes
British Army 8th Btn., D Coy. Royal Scots Fusiliers
from:8 Princess St, Aberdeen
(d.19th Sep 1918)
Bob Geddes was killed at the Battle of Salonika. He is buried in the burial regional unit of Kilkis Central Macedonia Northern Greece (Dorian Cemetery). His parents were Agnes (nee Thompson) and William Geddes. According to my granny (his sister Catherine Geddes) "Bob left home in secret to join up, I saw him leave and waved him off". She was about 6 or 7 years old at the time. Bob's mother never actually believed that Bob had been killed and always expected him home soon.
Pte. Robert Thomson Geddes
British Army 8th Btn. D Coy. Royal Scots Fusiliers
from:Aberdeen
(d.19th Sep 1918)
Staff Paymaster J. T. Gedge
Royal Navy HMS Amphion
(d.6th Aug 1914)
Staff Paymaster Joseph Theodore Gedge
Royal Navy HMS Amphion
(d.6th Aug 1914)
Staff Paymaster J T Gedge was the first British Officer of all the fighting services to be killed in the 1914/18 war. He lost his life on the 6th of August 1914 when HMS Amphion struck a mine off the Thames Estuary.
Pte. Arthur Gee
British Army 1/4th Btn. Royal Berkshire Regiment
from:Reading, Berkshire
I was told by my father years ago that my Grandfather, Arthur Gee, was at the Somme and was shot. Luckily he did survive.
Capt. adj. C. H. R. Gee
Army 9th Btn. Durham Light Infantry
Frederick Thomas Gee
British Army 156th Brigade Royal Field Artillery
from:Dinnington
(d.1915)
Frederick Gee served with 156th Brigade, Royal Field Artillery. A visit to Dinnington (South Yorks) war memorial spurred us on to find out what we could regarding the Gee family. Further research has given us the Regiment he was in and we will carry on looking into his, and other family members war service and family lives.
Pte. George William Gee
British Army 11th Btn. Royal West Kent Regiment
from:Ampthill
(d.7th October 1916)
Private George William Gee, born in Ampthill, Bedfordshire and enlisted in Bedford. Served with the 11th Battalion, Queens Own Royal West Kent Regiment (service no.G18345).
He was killed in action on 7th October 1916 in France and Flanders and is buried in Warlencourt British Cemetery, France. He is remembered on both The War Memorial and The Alamada, St. Andrews Church, Ampthill.
Information courtesy of www.roll-of-honour.com
Pte. Henry Gee
British Army 24th Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers
from:24 Rosedale Street, Sunderland
(d.9th April 1917)
Henry was killed in action during the Arras offensive on the 9th April 1917. He is commemorated on the Arras Memorial. He is one of the hundreds who have not been remembered well and very little information about him has been recorded.
Pte. Henry Gee
British Army 24th (1st Tyneside Irish) Btn. Northumberland Fusiliers
from:Sunderland
(d.9th Apr 1917)
Sydney Webster Gee
British Army 7th Btn. East Yorkshire Regiment
from:Kingston upon Hull
(d.12th November 1916)
Lpcl. Thomas Gee
British Army 24th (Tyneside Irish) Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers
from:New Milford Pem
Thomas Gee was wounded in 1916
Pte. Thomas Edward Gee
British Army 18th Btn. Durham Light Infantry
Served with 18th DLI and 12th DLI
Rfmn. William Alfred Gee
New Zealand Expeditionary Force 3rd NZ Rifle Brigade.
CSM. Walter Philibert Geerts
British Army 17th (Poplar and Stepney Rifles) Btn. London Regiment
from:Lefevre Terrace, Old Ford, East London
My grandfather, Walter Geerts was born in 1889, he joined the Poplar and Stepney Rifles in 1909. He worked at Osman & Co., Commercial Road, East London. Called up in September 1914 went to France with the Battalion as CSM in March 1915 and served throughout that year including Battle of Loos. He returned home, I believe, in 1916 suffering from rheumatic fever and stayed with reserve battalion at their depot until 1919.
Dvr. James Geever
British Army Royal Field Artillery
from:Ballaghaderren, Co. Roscommon
(d.2nd Nov 1919)
Driver James Geever was 27 when he died. He is buried in the Ballaghaderren Graveyard, Kilronan, Co. Roscommon. He was the son of Thomas Geever, of Castlemore, Ballaghaderreen
RSM. Thomas Geggie DCM.
British Army 2nd Btn. Kings Own Scottish Borders
Thomas Geggie was born on the 23rd August 1881 at Scots Place Berwick upon Tweed. He was orphaned at the age of four and at the age of eight/nine years he was sent to an orphanage at Aberlour in Scotland. We know that Tom enlisted at the age of 18. He was then posted to South Africa on the 4th Jan 1900. Tom took part in the 2nd Boer War where he was wounded. He recovered from this wound and was promoted to Corporal on 9th of August 1902. Tom married Ada Butcher in November 1906. On the 1st December of that same year he was posted to Egypt and Ada went with him. Two of their six children were born in Egypt, my father Thomas being one of them. In 1911 he was then posted to India where another child was born. In 1913 he left the 1st Battalion for the 2nd Battalion of the Kings Own Scottish Borders.
Tom was promoted to Company Quartermaster Sergeant on the 3rd of April 1914. He was then sent to France as part of the expeditionary force on 10th August 1914. Tom was duly promoted to Regimental Sergeant Major on 14th Sept. He was mentioned in dispatches by Sir John French dated 8th of October 1914. This was confirmed by the London Gazette dated 9th December 1914. He was mentioned again on the 3rd of June 1916. During the war Tom wrote to his uncle in Canada. (We have all his letters). His letters so impressed his uncle that he had some of them printed in the Toronto Star. Later Tom was to become a war correspondent for the Toronto Star. In November of 1916 Tom was badly wounded and on the 7th of June 1917 he was officially discharged from the Army. Tom was reunited with his family and went to live in Kinross, Scotland for a while before going to London where he continued to write for the Toronto Star. In 1922 Tom died from illness related to being in the 1st World War, where he had been exposed to gasses and wounded in the leg.
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