Rifleman
John
Ellis Watt
Geddes
Born [location unknown]
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Christina (Arbuthnott) Geddes
— married
26 Apr 1939 [location unknown]
[children unknown]
Died
at age 25
in Germany
Profile last modified
| Created 27 May 2015
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Biography
Rifleman John Geddes was Killed in Action during World War II.
John was born in about 1919. He was the son of Robert Watt Geddes and Grace Betsy Ellis.
He married Christina Arbuthnott on 26 April 1939.
They had two children.
He served as a Rifleman with the 7th Bn. Cameronians (Scottish Rifles). Service Number: 14768889.
Tragically he died on 9 April 1945. He was 26 years of age.
Burial
Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany. Cemetery/memorial reference: 49. D. 13.[1]
Sources
- "British Newspaper Archive, Family Notices," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QLSH-7TW3 : 3 February 2019), John E W Geddes, Dundee, Angus, Scotland, United Kingdom; records extracted FamilySearch and images digitized by FindMyPast; citing Dundee, Angus, Scotland, United Kingdom, 4 Apr 1945, The British Newspaper Archive, Ireland; FHL microfilm .
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Categories: British Army, World War II | Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Kleve, Nordrhein-Westfalen | Killed in Action, United Kingdom, World War II