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GEANEY, Francis
(Service number 66756)

Aliases	Frank
First Rank		Last Rank

Birth

Date	03/05/1900	Place of Birth	Temuka

Enlistment Information

Date	27 August 1918	Age	18 years
Address at Enlistment	94 Church Street, Timaru
Occupation	Clerk
Previous Military Experience	A.S.C. Timatu (still serving)
Marital Status	Single
Next of Kin	Mrs S. GEANEY (mother), 94 Church Street, Timaru
Religion	Roman Catholic
Medical Information	Height 5 feet 4 inches. Weight 122 lbs. Chest measurement 30½-35 inches. Complexion fresh. Eyes blue. Hair brown. Sight - both eyes 6/6. Hearing & colour vision both normal. Limbs well formed. Full & perfect movement of all joints. Chest well formed. Heart & lungs normal. Free from hernia, varicose veins, haemorrhoids, inveterate or contagious skin disease. Varicocele - left slight. Good bodily & mental health. Slight defect but not sufficient to cause rejection - flat foot, both feet. No fits. No notification for consumption. Never under treatment in a sanatorium or mental institution. Never absent from work through ill-health or accident. 18 years of age. Fit for home service.

Military Service

Served with	NZ Armed Forces	Served in	Army
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No information

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Post-war Occupations

Public servant

Death

Date	26 January 1971	Age	70 years
Place of Death	Timaru
Cause
Notices	Timaru Herald, 27 January 1971
Memorial or Cemetery	Timaru Cemetery
Memorial Reference
New Zealand Memorials

Biographical Notes

Francis Geaney was the son of Daniel and Sarah (née Cronin) Geaney. his father coming from Cork, Ireland, and his mother born in New Zealand.

Sources

NZ Defence Force Personnel Records (Archives NZ Ref. AABK 18805 W5922 0043793) [16 August 2016]; Timaru Herald, 21 March 1914, 4 April 1919, 22 March 1920, Press, 12 July 1926, 15 November 1926, 29 July 1927, 3 November 1927, 19 May 1932, 28 February 1940 (Papers Past) [16 & 17 August 2016]; Timaru Herald, 27 & 28 January 1971 (Timaru District Library) [16 August 2016]

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