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|Surname and forenames=Geldart P
 
|Surname and forenames=Geldart P
 
|Army number=919804
 
|Army number=919804
|Rank=Bombardier  
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|Rank=Bombardier (some records show Gunner).
 
|Decorations=
 
|Decorations=
 
|Date of birth=
 
|Date of birth=
|Unit=Royal Artillery.  Posted to 125th Field Regiment, Royal Artillery.  To Fire Fighting Course ALDERSHOT 5/2/1940.  Converted to 125th Anti-Tank Regiment, Royal Artillery.  Recovered from Japanese PoW Camp.
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|Unit=Enlisted in the Royal Artillery.  Posted to 125th Field Regiment, Royal Artillery.  To Fire Fighting Course ALDERSHOT 5/2/1940.  Converted to 125th Anti-Tank Regiment, Royal Artillery.  Recovered from Japanese PoW Camp.
 
|Company/Battery=294 Battery.
 
|Company/Battery=294 Battery.
 
|Task or role=
 
|Task or role=
 
|Promotions=Apparent reduction in rank to Gunner.
 
|Promotions=Apparent reduction in rank to Gunner.
 
|Wounded=
 
|Wounded=
|Prisoner of War=Yes
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|Prisoner of War=Yes.  Captured Singapore 15/2/1942.
 
|Died/Killed in action=
 
|Died/Killed in action=
 
|Home address=No family information as yet.
 
|Home address=No family information as yet.
 
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Name Geldart P
Army number 919804
Rank Bombardier (some records show Gunner).
Decorations
Date of birth
Age
Unit Enlisted in the Royal Artillery. Posted to 125th Field Regiment, Royal Artillery. To Fire Fighting Course ALDERSHOT 5/2/1940. Converted to 125th Anti-Tank Regiment, Royal Artillery. Recovered from Japanese PoW Camp.
Company/Battery 294 Battery.
Platoon or other sub-unit
Task or role
Joined Brigade
Promotions Apparent reduction in rank to Gunner.
Wounded
Prisoner of War Yes. Captured Singapore 15/2/1942.
Died/Killed in action
Home address No family information as yet.
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