Service No: 2515, 2040 Lieutenant 6th Battalion, 24th Battalion
Born: 13 August 1894 in Adelaide, South Australia Son of James Albert & Sarah Jane GEAR nee FOSTER Of 4 Humffray St, Ballarat East, Victoria Occupation prior to enlisting: Student Enlisted: 12 May 1915 Embarkation: 16 July 1915 from Melbourne per ‘Demosthenes’ Age: 20 years Served in Egypt, England & France Killed in Action: 5 October 1918 Buried: Ramicourt British Cemetery, France Row C, Grave 16 Awarded Military Cross 'For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty in charge of the brigade sniping section during an attack. He personally supervised the placing of his snipers on the whole brigade front, and throughout the day kept improving their positions. Under heavy fire he carried out a reconnaissance in "No Man's Land" in order to secure more efficient fire for some of his section, and throughout the operations maintained the superiority of fire over the enemy.'
University of Melbourne Records of Active Service
GEARD, William Henry
Service no 2561 Private 3rd Pioneer Battalion
Born Collingwood, Vic. Son of Henry Herbert and Mary GEARD Of 96 Stafford Street, Abbotsford, Vic. Occupation prior to enlistment Labourer Enlisted 30 August 1916 Died of wounds 07 June 1917 at Messines, Belgium Aged 19 years Buried Trois-Arbres Cemetery, France
GEE, Frederick
Service no 762 Corporal 7th Battalion
Son of S H GEE Of William Street, Eaglehawk, Vic. Occupation prior to enlistment Miner Enlisted 18 August 1914 Returned to Australia 21 January 1916
GEE, Harold
Service number 868 Private 7th Battalion, G Company
Born in Eaglehawk VIC Brother Wiliam Charles Gee of Eaglehawk, Bendigo, Vic Occupation prior to enlistment Labourer Enlistment date 19 August 1914 Served in Gallipoli Killed in Action 8 May 1915 Aged 22 No known grave Commemorated at Helles Memorial, Gallipoli, Turkey
Australasian Saturday 31 July 1915 page 25
GEE, Leslie Jack
Service No: V79745 Private
Born Bendigo, Victoria Son of Mr. John Gee, Kangaroo Flat, Victoria Husband of Mrs Ester Gee, 116 Gladstone Avenue, Croxton, Victoria Occupation prior to Enlistment: School Teacher Enlisted: 2nd September 1918, Melbourne, Victoria Discharged on account of the Armistice
Education Department's Record of War Service 1914-1919 Victoria
GEER, Horace Clement
Service No 17440 Sapper 2nd Divisional Signal Company
Born Buninyong, Vic. Son of Elizabeth GEER Of 18 Lorne Road, Prahran, Vic. Occupation prior to enlistment Bank Clerk Enlisted 29 September 1916 Returned to Australia 07 July 1919
GEORGE, Harold Leslie
Service number 798 Private 6th Battalion, G Company
Born in Melbourne Vic Son of Mrs Sarah George of 36 Stokes Street, Port Melbourne, Vic Occupation prior to enlistment Electrical linesman Enlistment date 20 August 1914 Served in Gallipoli Killed in Action 8 August 1915 Aged 22 Buried at Beach Cemetery (Plot II, Row G, Grave No. 18), Gallipoli, Turkey
Australasian Saturday 09 October 1915 page 32
GEORGE, Stephen
Service No: 3119 Private 23rd Battalion, 5th Pioneer Battalion
Born: Walhalla, Victoria Mother: S. J. GEORGE Of Ross Village, Woods Point, Victoria Occupation prior to enlisting: Miner Enlisted: 21 July 1915 Embarkation 26 November 1915 from Melbourne per ‘Commonwealth’ Age: 23 years Served in Egypt & France Returned to Australia: 31 May 1919 per ‘Wymeena’ Discharged: 25 July 1919
Mansfield's Souvenir of the War 1914 - 1919
GEYER, Henry Cydney
Service No: 586 Private 14th Battalion
Born: Hay, NSW Mother: Beatrice GEYER Of 34 Chum St, Bendigo, Victoria Occupation prior to enlisting: Barman Enlisted: 10 September 1914 Embarkation: 22 December 1914 from Melbourne per ‘Ulysses’ Age: 21 years Served in Egypt & Gallipoli Died of Wounds: 13 May 1915 in Egypt Buried: Chatby Military Cemetery, Egypt Row H, Grave 80