William Frederick Geary
Service number
966271
Military unit
Address
Kemscott Statford Road, Watford, Hertfordshire, England.
Date of birth
09 May 1917
Date of death
27 Aug 1941 (24 years old)
Place of birth
Unknown
Employment, education or hobbies
Chauffer (Gardner)
- Family History
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Family history
Husband of Gladys Geary, of 7 Oakdene Terrace, Middlestone Moor, County Durham.
Military history
A Battery, 9th Reserve Anti Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery. RE Camp Ranby near Retford, Nottinghamshire.
Died at Newark Emergency Hospital, Bowbridge Road after being taken ill, he had been arrested for being absent without leave in Newark. Subsequently it was found he had taken an overdose of aspirin from a bottle hidden in his coat.
Inquest held 29/8/1941 Coroner Norman heard evidence from his mother and wife that he had been unhappy in the Army. Verdict suicide.
Extra information
Unknown
Photographs
Photo of William Frederick Geary