PEAT, Walter Henry
| Service Number: | 3580 |
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| Enlisted: | 11 August 1915, 11th Reinforcements |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 53rd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Waterloo, New South Wales, Australia, 17 August 1891 |
| Home Town: | Waterloo, City of Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Bourke Street State School, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Marble Polisher |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 19 July 1916, aged 24 years |
| Cemetery: |
Y Farm Military Cemetery, Bois-Grenier Row N, Grave No. 5 |
| Memorials: | Anthony Hordern & Sons Ltd. Pictorial HR, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 11 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3580, 2nd Infantry Battalion, 11th Reinforcements | |
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| 2 Nov 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3580, 2nd Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: '' | |
| 2 Nov 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3580, 2nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Sydney | |
| 19 Jul 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3580, 53rd Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix), --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3580 awm_unit: 53rd Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-07-19 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Brooks
Walter Henry Peat was the son of Harry and Edith Peat, of Enmore, New South Wales. His younger brother was killed in action at Pozieres only 8 days later, 304 Pte. Henry Peat 17th Battalion AIF, 27 July 1916, aged 23.
The two sons were both reported as missing in action at almost the same time. In correspondence with Base Records, Walter’s father stated that all he knew of Walter’s disappearance was from information supplied by his son in law, “who was with my poor boy on that terrible day, and can shed no light on the matter.”
Walter was listed among the many missing at Fromelles. In early 1923 Walter’s remains were found on the Fromelles battlefield, and his identity disc was recovered. It was returned to his family 1926 along with a letter “Identification was established by means of part of a metal disc recovered at the time, bearing the particulars of your son, and this memento though now considerably impaired by long exposure is being forwarded herewith, as it is felt it may be of interest to you on account of its former intimate association with the late soldier.”
His body now lies in the Y Farm Military Cemetery at Bois-Grenier, France and the words on his headstone were supplied by his father, IN MEMORY OF MY BELOVED SON WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR.
At the same time and in precisely the same location the remains of 4576 Pte. Joseph Ernest Ryan of the 58th Battalion were discovered. Private Ryan also had a brother killed later in the war.
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