PEARSE Geddie Thomas

1893 - 1966  (73 years)

• Name	PEARSE Geddie Thomas
  Born	10 Mar 1893	Donald VIC   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Military	Between 18 Aug 1914 and 31 Jan 1919	Australia, Middle East, Gallipoli, England and the Western Front   [2]
  	Served during WWI as No. 704, Private, 8th. Battalion, 2nd. Machine Gun Company (later renamed1st. Machine Gun Battalion, Australian Infantry, AIF.
  	Unfortunately (or fortunately) Geddie Thomas PEARSE was not involved in the original landing at ANZAC Cove as he was admitted suffering from pneumonia to hospital about a month before the landing. He landed on 26 May 1915 and apart from some time recovering from wounds and illness at Mudros he appears to have been on site until the evacuation. It appears that he was wounded at least twice during his service in the AIF. On 10 Mar1916 he was transferred to being a driver instead of a machine gunner. Lest We Forget.
  Occupation	Farmer (pre-enlistment)
  Buried	1966	Donald Cemetery, Donald VIC   [3]
  Died	12 Dec 1966	Donald VIC   [1]
  	Age: 73y
  Person ID	I42534	The Relatives of F.L. WALTER
  Last Modified	19 Feb 2024

  
  

  Father	PEARSE William Geake,   b. 7 Nov 1861, Creswick VIC ,   d. 29 Mar 1938, Toorak VIC  (Age 76 years)
  Mother	PALMER Isabella Elizabeth,   b. 6 Apr 1865, Connewarre VIC ,   d. 31 Aug 1939, Toorak VIC  (Age 74 years)
  Married	Abt 1888	Connewarre VIC   [4]
  Family ID	F14139	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	WYATT Ivy Edmonds,   b. 24 Aug 1894, Balham, South London LND ,   d. 11 Apr 1976, Warrnambool VIC  (Age 81 years)
  Married	1920	VIC   [5]
  Children	1. PEARSE Robert Wyatt,   b. 29 Aug 1921, Donald VIC ,   d. 5 Feb 2013, Donald VIC  (Age 91 years)   2. PEARSE Thomas Francis,   b. 25 Feb 1923, Donald VIC ,   d. 20 Oct 1989, Donald VIC  (Age 66 years)   3. PEARSE Evelyn Isabel,   b. 15 Jan 1925, Donald VIC ,   d. 15 Oct 2021, Portland VIC  (Age 96 years)   4. PEARSE Stanley William,   b. 11 Oct 1927, Donald VIC ,   d. 23 Nov 2020, Mildura VIC  (Age 93 years)
  Last Modified	13 Jan 2024
  Family ID	F14149	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Headstones

  Headstone of Geddie Thomas PEARSE (1893-1966) and his wife Ivy Edmonds (m.n. WYATT, 1894-1976)

  
  

• Sources

  [S1576] ZZ Place Record: Donald VIC, Place Rec Id [P1236]. [S7993] ZZ Place Record: Australia, Middle East, Gallipoli, England and the Western Front, Place Rec Id [P10260]. [S3448] ZZ Place Record: Donald Cemetery, Donald VIC, Place Rec Id [P3974]. [S1911] ZZ Place Record: Connewarre VIC, Place Rec Id [P1650]. [S541] ZZ Place Record: VIC, Place Rec Id [P5].