Military service
Burial/memorial information
Son of Milton Francis Geraghty and Helena Beatrice Foran, of Oak Bay, Bonaventure, Québec.
Served in Québec, New Brunswick, Newfoundland with Force W, Hong Kong with Force C. He had 504 days of service, including 59 overseas.
1939-1945 Star, Pacific Star, War Medal 1939-1945, Canadian Volunteer Service Medal and Clasp.
Digital gallery of Lance Corporal Oliver Geraghty
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Biography
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Memorial
Lance Corporal OLIVER GERAGHTY is one of 18 members of the Royal Rifles of Canada, Royal Canadian Infantry Corps who are commemorated on this panel of the Sai Wan Memorial. He was one of 290 Canadian soldiers killed during the defense of Hong Kong, from December 8th to December 25th, 1941. -
Inscription
Dedicatory inscription of the SAI WAN MEMORIAL. This memorial bears the names of more than 2,000 Commonwealth servicemen, including 228 Canadians. -
Newspaper clipping
Lance Corporal OLIVER GERAGHTY was reported Killed in Action in the Canadian Army's 246th overseas casualty list of the war published in the Globe and Mail on October 26, 1942. -
Canada and the Defence of Hong Kong.
Source: Veterans Affairs Canada. -
Canada and the Defence of Hong Kong.
Source: Veterans Affairs Canada. -
Photo of Oliver Geraghty
Rifleman Oliver Geraghty in uniform. -
Photo of OLIVER GERAGHTY
In memory of those who served in Hong Kong during World War 11 and did not come home. Submitted with permission on behalf of the Hong Kong Veterans Commemorative Association by Operation: Picture Me.
Digital gallery of
Lance Corporal Oliver Geraghty
Digital gallery of
Lance Corporal Oliver Geraghty
Digital gallery of
Lance Corporal Oliver Geraghty
Digital gallery of
Lance Corporal Oliver Geraghty
Digital gallery of
Lance Corporal Oliver Geraghty
Digital gallery of
Lance Corporal Oliver Geraghty
Digital gallery of
Lance Corporal Oliver Geraghty
Digital gallery of
Lance Corporal Oliver Geraghty
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 30 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance.
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