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PEDDLE, George
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2628 |
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| Enlisted: | 4 October 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 40th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Launceston, Tasmania, Australia, 4 April 1892 |
| Home Town: | Launceston, Launceston, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | State School, Tasmania, Australia |
| Occupation: | Saw Miller |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 13 October 1917, aged 25 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Legerwood Memorial Park, Scottsdale Portland Municipality Including Portion of Lilydale Roll of Honour, Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 4 Oct 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 40th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 25 Oct 1916: | Involvement Private, 2628, 40th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: '' | |
| 25 Oct 1916: | Embarked Private, 2628, 40th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ulysses, Melbourne |
Personal Stories
WW1
visit Legerwood Tasmania to see their small avenue of carved trees (or view them on Google). The town records that George was born, a son of George and Caroline Peddle of Nabowla Tasmania. Prior to the war he had been a bushman, a bullock driver, and was the manager of a saw mill when he enlisted. He enlisted at Nabowla 4th Oct 1915, and Killed in action at Passchendaele on 13th Oct 1917 aged 35 years & 6 months. Lest We Forget.
Submitted 18 November 2021 by Maxwell HILL
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