Francis John GEDDES (1921

Francis John GEDDES (1921 - 1944)

Children	Self + Spouses	Parents	Grandparents	Greatgrandparents
	Francis John GEDDES (1921 - 1944)	Lawson GEDDES (1888 - 1970)	Andrew Lawson GEDDES (1841 - 1916)	John GEDDES
				Wilsey CLEMENTSON
			Mary Jane PRETTY (1842 - 1918)	Edward James PRETTY
				Mary HARDY
		Caroline Amy BEARDMORE (1892 - 1976)	Francis John Matthew BEARDMORE (1846 - 1913)

			Lydia Frances STREET (1857 - 1925)

Pic P1. Dedicated to the Memory of
FRANCES JOHN GEDDES
R.A.A.F.
by the residents of Canoona
and Glen Geddes Districts
Killed in Action over Germany
16th Aug 1944

Pic 1. Dedicated to the Memory of
FRANCES JOHN GEDDES
R.A.A.F.
by the residents of Canoona
and Glen Geddes Districts
Killed in Action over Germany
16th Aug 1944

b. 1921 at Queensland, Australia

d. 1944 at Germany aged 23

Near Relatives of Francis John GEDDES (1921 - 1944)
Relationship	Person	Born	Birth Place	Died	Death Place	Age
Grandfather	Andrew Lawson GEDDES	1841	Annan, Dumfriesshire, Scotland	02 Aug 1916	Glen Geddes, Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia	75
Grandmother	Mary Jane PRETTY	1842	Belfast, Antrim, Northern Ireland	18 Oct 1918	Queensland, Australia	76
Grandfather	Francis John Matthew BEARDMORE	1846		1913	Rockhampton, Queenland, Australia	67
Grandmother	Lydia Frances STREET	1857		1925	Brisbane, Queenland, Australia	68

Father	Lawson GEDDES	15 Sep 1888	Queensland, Australia	1970	Queensland, Australia	82
Mother	Caroline Amy BEARDMORE	1892	Queensland, Australia	1976	Queensland, Australia	84

Self	Francis John GEDDES	1921	Queensland, Australia	1944	Germany	23

Sister	Dorothy Constance GEDDES	1917	Queensland, Australia
Brother	Lawson Fitzroy GEDDES	1919	Queensland, Australia
Sister	Thelma Lydia GEDDES	1927	Queensland, Australia	1928	Queensland, Australia	1

Aunt	Elizabeth Hardy GEDDES			27 Jan 1863	Queensland, Australia
Aunt	Elizabeth Mary Welsey GEDDES	02 Jul 1864	Queensland, Australia	02 Nov 1938	Queensland, Australia	74
Uncle	Andrew James GEDDES	02 Jun 1866	Queensland, Australia	24 Feb 1931	Queensland, Australia	64
Aunt	Sarah Elizabeth MCCARTHEY
Uncle	Thomas Edward GEDDES	05 Oct 1868	Queensland, Australia	01 Aug 1952	Queensland, Australia	83
Aunt	Ellen CLARK
Uncle	William Cleminson GEDDES	28 Feb 1871	Queensland, Australia	26 Sep 1939	Queensland, Australia	68
Aunt	Rose Spencer WILLS	16 Sep 1882	'Cullin-la-ringo', Springsure, Queensland, Australia	21 Feb 1969	Queensland, Australia	86
Uncle	Edward Pretty GEDDES	31 Mar 1873	Queensland, Australia	29 Mar 1927	Queensland, Australia	53
Aunt	Edith Ellen Mary BARRY
Aunt	Dorothy Irving GEDDES	23 May 1875	Queensland, Australia	16 Apr 1891	Queensland, Australia	15
Uncle	John Fitzroy (Jack) GEDDES	19 Jan 1878	Queensland, Australia	19 Oct 1940	Queensland, Australia	62
Aunt	Caroline Emily WALKER
Aunt	Sarah Ann Ward GEDDES	08 Apr 1880	Queensland, Australia	1953	Queensland, Australia	73
Uncle	Alexander ROSS	1878	Queensland, Australia	1945	Rockhampton, Queenland, Australia	67
Aunt	Edith Isabel GEDDES	22 Nov 1884	Queensland, Australia

Cousin	Dora Wilsey GEDDES	10 May 1904	Queensland, Australia
Cousin	Clemenson Wills GEDDES	26 Sep 1904	Queensland, Australia	20 Apr 1990	"Balmoral", Glen Geddes, Queensland, Australia	85
Cousin	Wilsey Rose GEDDES	02 Apr 1907	Queensland, Australia
Cousin	Vivien Charlotte GEDDES	1907	Queensland, Australia
Cousin	Fanny Mary GEDDES	06 Dec 1908	Queensland, Australia
Cousin	Claire Edith GEDDES	1912	Queensland, Australia
Cousin	Maureen Annie GEDDES	1917	Queensland, Australia
Cousin	Sarah Annie Wilsey ROSS	16 Jul 1905	Queensland, Australia
Cousin	Florence Nightingale ROSS	1910	Queensland, Australia	1984	Brisbane, Queensland, Australia	74
Cousin	Mavis Mary ROSS	1918	Queensland, Australia	1921	Queensland, Australia	3

Events in Francis John GEDDES (1921 - 1944)'s life
Date	Age	Event	Place	Notes	Src
1921		Francis John GEDDES was born	Queensland, Australia	Note 1	18
1939	18	Military Service	Brisbane, Queenland, Australia	Note 2
1944	23	Francis John GEDDES died	Germany	Note 3	18
1944	23	Burial	Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery, Charlottenburg	Note 4	90
		Memorial	South Rockhampton Cemetery, Rockhampton, Queensland	Note 5	90

Note 1: Qld BDM
Francis John Geddes
Event date: 27/10/1921
Event type: Birth registration
Registration details: 1921/C/13741
Mother: Caroline Amy Beardmore
Father/parent: Lawson Geddes

Note 2: Francis John Geddes
in the Australia, World War II Military Service Records, 1939-1945
Name Francis John Geddes
Birth Date 27 Oct. 1921
Birth Place Rockhampton, Queensland
Enlistment Date 1939-1948
Enlistment Place Brisbane
Military Service Branch Royal Australian Air Force
Service Number 426336
Next of Kin Lawson Geddes
Series Description A9301: Raaf, Ncos and Other Ranks

Note 3: QLD BDM
Francis John Geddes
Event date: 16/08/1944
Event type: Death registration
Registration details: 1945/S/2911
Mother: Caroline Amy Beardmore
Father/parent: Lawson Geddes

Note 4: Flight Sergeant Francis John Geddes
Birth
27 Oct 1921
Rockhampton, Rockhampton Region, Queensland, Australia
Death
16 Aug 1944 (aged 22)
Germany
Burial
Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery
Charlottenburg, Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf, Berlin, Germany
Plot
Plot 2. Row C. Grave 18.

Note 5: Francis John “Bob” Geddes
Birth
27 Oct 1921
Queensland, Australia
Death
16 Aug 1944 (aged 22)
Germany
Burial
South Rockhampton Cemetery
Allenstown, Rockhampton Region, Queensland, Australia

Source References:

18. Type: Vital Record, Abbr: Queensland bdm index, Title: Queensland bdm index

- Reference = (Birth)

- Notes: Qld BDM
Francis John Geddes
Event date: 27/10/1921
Event type: Birth registration
Registration details: 1921/C/13741
Mother: Caroline Amy Beardmore
Father/parent: Lawson Geddes

- Reference = (Death)

- Notes: QLD BDM
Francis John Geddes
Event date: 16/08/1944
Event type: Death registration
Registration details: 1945/S/2911
Mother: Caroline Amy Beardmore
Father/parent: Lawson Geddes

90. Type: Web Page, Abbr: Find A Grave, Title: Findagrave.com

- Reference = (Memorial)

- Notes: Francis John “Bob” Geddes
Birth
27 Oct 1921
Queensland, Australia
Death
16 Aug 1944 (aged 22)
Germany
Burial
South Rockhampton Cemetery
Allenstown, Rockhampton Region, Queensland, Australia

- Reference = (Burial)

- Notes: Flight Sergeant Francis John Geddes
Birth
27 Oct 1921
Rockhampton, Rockhampton Region, Queensland, Australia
Death
16 Aug 1944 (aged 22)
Germany
Burial
Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery
Charlottenburg, Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf, Berlin, Germany
Plot
Plot 2. Row C. Grave 18.

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