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PEACOCK, James
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 6835 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 25 August 1916, Enlisted in Melbourne |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 21st Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | St Kilda, Victoria, Australia, 1878 |
| Home Town: | Kyneton, Macedon Ranges, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Caulfield Grammar School, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Ironmonger |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Ypres, Belgium, 9 October 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave, Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Kyneton Honour Roll, Kyneton War Memorial, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 25 Aug 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6835, 6th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted in Melbourne | |
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| 25 Oct 1916: | Involvement Private, 6835, 6th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: '' | |
| 25 Oct 1916: | Embarked Private, 6835, 6th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ulysses, Melbourne | |
| 1 Sep 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 21st Infantry Battalion, Transferred from the 6th Battalion to the 21st Battalion | |
| 9 Oct 1917: | Involvement Private, 6835, 21st Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 6835 awm_unit: 21st Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-10-09 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of William and Agnes Peacock; husband of Alison Home Peacock of Market Street, Kyneton, Victoria. Father of Frances S. Peacock
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Also served in the Rutherglen Mounted Rifles