| Date of birth |
08 June 1910 |
New Norfolk, TAS. |
| Date and unit at appointment (Officers) |
08 January 1935 |
Appointed lieutenant 40th Battalion. |
| Date promoted |
25 October 1938 |
Appointed captain. |
| Other units |
13 October 1939 |
Seconded as captain to 2/12th Battalion and enlisted in the Second Australian Infantry. |
| Other |
1940-01-08 - 1940-01-26 |
Attended a company commander course at the Command and Staff School. |
| Other |
17 June 1940 |
Arrived in Scotland. |
| Other |
31 December 1940 |
Arrived in the Middle East from United Kingdom. |
| Date promoted |
15 August 1941 |
Appointed major. |
| Other |
1941-11-12 - 1941-11-29 |
Attended a course at the Combined Training Centre. |
| Other |
1941-12-29 - 1942-02-12 |
Attended a course at the Middle East Tactical School. |
| Date returned to Australia |
23 May 1942 |
South Australia, Lines of Communication. |
| Other units |
05 January 1943 |
Appointed temporary lieutenant colonel and temporary commanding officer 2/10th Battalion. |
| Date returned to Australia |
12 March 1943 |
Returned to Cairns. |
| Other |
1943-04-10 - 1943-07-05 |
Ill with Malaria. |
| Other |
30 April 1943 |
Appointment as commanding officer of 2/10th Battalion confirmed. |
| Other |
12 August 1943 |
Arrived in Moresby. |
| Date returned to Australia |
08 May 1944 |
Returned to Townsville from Milne Bay. |
| Other |
08 August 1944 |
Relinquished command of 2/10th Battalion, Geard was removed from command by Brigadier Chilton. |
| Other units |
1944-08-08 - 1944-09-29 |
Commanding officer New South Wales Lines of Communication Area, Recruit Reception and General Duties Depot. |
| Other |
14 August 1944 |
Ill with Malaria. |
| Date of discharge |
14 October 1944 |
Transferred to the Reserve of Officers. |
| Date of death |
31 May 1991 |
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