Joseph (John) PEEBLES

PEEBLES, Joseph (John)

Service Number: 13637
Enlisted: 22 December 1915, Brisbane, Queensland
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 4th Field Ambulance
Born: Glasglow, Scotland, November 1894
Home Town: Brisbane, Brisbane, Queensland
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Chemists assistant
Died: Natural causes, Brisbane, Queensland, 25 May 1961
Cemetery: Not yet discovered
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World War 1 Service

22 Dec 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 13637, Brisbane, Queensland
29 Mar 1916: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 13637, Army Medical Corps (AIF), Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '23' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Kanowna embarkation_ship_number: A61 public_note: ''
29 Mar 1916: Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 13637, Army Medical Corps (AIF), HMAT Kanowna, Sydney
25 May 1917: Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 4th Field Ambulance
7 Apr 1919: Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 13637, 4th Field Ambulance, Cessation of hostilities

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Biography contributed by Paul Trevor

Embarkation Roll (www.awm.gov.au) incorrectly records Christian name as JOHN instead of JOSEPH

The three enlisted sons of James and Elizabeth Peebles (nee Muir) of Brisbane, Queensland:-

12948 L/Cpl. John Peebles (/explore/people/174395) - returned to Australia;

13637 Pte. Joseph Peebles - returned to Australia;

1711 Pte. James Peebles (/explore/people/302369) - Killed in Action at Messines, Belgium on 7 June 1917 (no known grave).

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