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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * EASTWOOD JAMES W   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol GMH Communities Trust [GCT] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __X__ Director _____ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O GMH COMMUNITIES TRUST, 10 CAMPUS BOULEVARD 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 09/29/2005 (Street) NEWTOWN SQUARE, PA 19073 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Shares 09/29/2005   P   1,000 A $ 14.4 0 (1) D   Common Shares 09/29/2005   P   1,000 A $ 14.45 0 (1) D   Common Shares 09/29/2005   P   4,000 A $ 14.5 0 (1) D   Common Shares 09/29/2005   P   2,000 A $ 14.48 0 (2) D   Common Shares 09/29/2005   P   2,000 A $ 14.58 0 (1) D   Common Shares 09/29/2005   J(2)   6,550 A $ 14.25 0 (1) D   Common Shares 09/30/2005   A(3)   682 A $ 0 (3) 91,520 D   Common Shares               10,000 I by Spouse

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
EASTWOOD JAMES W C/O GMH COMMUNITIES TRUST 10 CAMPUS BOULEVARD NEWTOWN SQUARE, PA 19073	X

Signatures

Theresa Miller, attorney-in-fact for James W. Eastwood		10/03/2005
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	See row 7 for total securities benefically owned following the transactions reported on this form.
(2)	Common Shares were acquired pursuant to the issuers directed share program in connection with an underwritten registered public offering.
(3)	Constitutes restricted shares granted under the GMH Communities Trust Equity incentive plan, which shares will vest in annual installments over 3 years. The shares were granted in consideration of an annual non-employee trustee fee payable in the form of restricted shares, based on closing price of GMH Communities Trust Common Shares on September 30, 2005 ($14.67).

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