Harry (Henry) PEDEN

Harry (Henry) PEDEN Update Details

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Service Number:	447
Enlisted:	25 August 1914, Enlisted at Randwick, NSW
Last Rank:	Lance Sergeant
Last Unit:	2nd Infantry Battalion
Born:	Hollywood, Ireland, 1886
Home Town:	Sydney, City of Sydney, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 6 August 1915
Cemetery:	Lone Pine Cemetery, ANZAC Special Memorial, Row C, Grave 56 Headstone inscription reads: Their glory shall not be blotted out, Lone Pine Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

25 Aug 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 447, 2nd Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Randwick, NSW
25 Sep 1914:	Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 2nd Infantry Battalion
18 Oct 1914:	Involvement Lance Corporal, 447, 2nd Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Suffolk embarkation_ship_number: A23 public_note: Name incorrectly recorded on original roll as "Pedern, Harry"
18 Oct 1914:	Embarked Lance Corporal, 447, 2nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Suffolk, Sydney
1 Apr 1915:	Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 2nd Infantry Battalion
25 Apr 1915:	Wounded AIF WW1, Corporal, 447, 2nd Infantry Battalion, Wound to the right forearm
22 Jun 1915:	Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Sergeant, 2nd Infantry Battalion
6 Aug 1915:	Involvement 447, 2nd Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 447 awm_unit: 2 Battalion awm_rank: Lance Sergeant awm_died_date: 1915-08-06 - 1915-08-09

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Son of Thomas and Elizabeth Peden of 'Mosside', Hollywood, County Down, Ireland

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

Previously served in the Royal Marines for 8 years