Coming Soon.
PEACH, John Henry
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 3902 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 22 July 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 6th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Birmingham, England, date not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Moonee Ponds, Moonee Valley, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Richmond State School, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Wool Classer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 19 August 1916, age not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Australian National Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, France, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, City of Brunswick Honour Roll, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 22 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3902, 6th Infantry Battalion | |
|---|---|---|
| 23 Nov 1915: | Involvement Private, 3902, 6th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: '' | |
| 23 Nov 1915: | Embarked Private, 3902, 6th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ceramic, Melbourne | |
| 19 Aug 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Corporal, 3902, 6th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3902 awm_unit: 6th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Corporal awm_died_date: 1916-08-19 |
Personal Stories
Cpl Peach
Pte Peach, a native of Birmingham, England, was a wool sampler from Moonee Ponds, Vic prior to enlistment and embarked with the 12th Reinforcements from Melbourne on HMAT Ceramic on 23 November 1915. After promotion to Corporal he was killed in action in France on 19 August 1916, aged 42 and is commemorated on the Villers-Bretonneux Memorial.
Also listed on The Australian War Memorial Website: https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/C1053170
Submitted 7 June 2020 by Briar Mogan
Showing 2 of 2 images.
Click images to start slideshow.
Click images to start slideshow.