Soldier Summary
Soldier Summary
Guinea, John Gerard
Alternate Names
Last name
First name
Last name
Gerard
First name
John Denis
Military History
Rank
Private
Unit
Australia. Australian Army. Australian Imperial Force (1914-1921).
Serial Number
57673 (AIF); 133008 (British Army)
Notes
Occupation: laborer. Served in AIF 9th Battalion and 45th Battalion Royal Fusiliers.
Events
Event
Date
Place
Details
Event
Residence
Date
-
Place
Murwillumbah, NSW, Australia
Details
-
Event
Died
Date
1942
Place
Borneo
Details
as POW of the Japanese
Event
Enlisted
Date
04/22/1918
Place
Paddington, NSW (Australia)
Details
-
Event
Re-enlisted as John Denis Gerard
Date
-
Place
-
Details
-
Event
Re-enlisted but discharges as unfit
Date
1940
Place
-
Details
-
Event
Birth
Date
1901 (?)
Place
-
Details
-
Sources
- Anzacs in Arkhangel: the untold story of Australia and the invasion of Russia, 1918-19
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