PEEBLES, Allan
| Service Number: | 2167 |
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| Enlisted: | 21 May 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 40th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Sassafras, Tasmania, Australia, 10 June 1895 |
| Home Town: | Preston , Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Died of illness , Ulverstone, Tasmania, Australia, 26 June 1922, aged 27 years |
| Cemetery: |
Ulverstone General Cemetery, Tasmania |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 21 May 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2167, 40th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 23 Sep 1916: | Involvement Private, 2167, 40th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Seang Choon embarkation_ship_number: A49 public_note: '' | |
| 23 Sep 1916: | Embarked Private, 2167, 40th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Seang Choon, Melbourne |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Brooks
Allan Peebles was one of four Tasmanian brothers who enlisted during WW1. Two of his brothers, George and Andrew Peebles, were killed in action in France. Another brother, Alexander, a Battalion runner, was three times recommended for bravery and awarded the Military Medal.
They were the sons of James and Margaret Peebles who were pioneers of the Sassafras and Preston areas of Tasmania and they established a large and productive farm in the area.
Allan was severely wounded during the Battle of Messines on 7 June 1917. He suffered multiple shrapnel wounds to the hand, arm and groin, and was soon returned to Australia with the lower abdominal wound. It was stated in the Burnie Advocate that for three years he was more or less an invalid. He had been back working in the grocery business for almost eighteen months when he suddenly fell ill. An operation was quickly performed on his abdomen but he passed away in a few days. He had married to Marion in Tasmania only a month before he enlisted and was the father of two infant children when he died.
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