Peter James LIGHTBODY

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Service Number:	1866
Enlisted:	19 January 1916
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	42nd Infantry Battalion
Born:	Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia, 18 June 1889
Home Town:	Toowoomba, Toowoomba, Queensland
Schooling:	Harlaxton State School, Queensland, Australia
Occupation:	Watchmaker
Died:	Killed in Action, Belgium, 31 July 1917, aged 28 years
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God"
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Brisbane 42nd Infantry Battalion AIF Roll of Honour, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient), Toowoomba Roll of Honour WW1, Toowoomba St Stephen's Church WWI Memorial Tablet, Toowoomba St. Stephen's Presbyterian Church Roll of Honour, Toowoomba War Memorial (Mothers' Memorial)

19 Jan 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private
16 Aug 1916:	Involvement Private, 1866, 42nd Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Boorara embarkation_ship_number: A42 public_note: ''
16 Aug 1916:	Embarked Private, 1866, 42nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Boorara, Brisbane

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