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PEDDLE, George
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2628 |
|---|---|
| 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, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient), Scottsdale Portland Municipality Including Portion of Lilydale Roll of Honour |
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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