PEGG, John Charles
| Service Number: | 181 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 12th Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Yass & District WW1 Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 13 Jun 1915: | Involvement Private, 181, 12th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Suevic embarkation_ship_number: A29 public_note: '' | |
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| 13 Jun 1915: | Embarked Private, 181, 12th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Suevic, Sydney |
JOHN CHARLES PEGG
JOHN CHARLES PEGG (1893-1938) born at Knowsley VIC, son of William John and Ada Veronica Pegg. John was living at Junee when he enlisted in to serve in WW1 on January 22nd, 1915, at Liverpool as Private 181, in the 12th Light Horse Regiment, A Squadron, later transferred to Royal Air Flying Corps on January 1st, 1917. He sailed for Europe on HMAT Suevic A 29 on June 13th, 1915 and was sent to Gallipoli. He suffered from deafness and was sent to hospital at Heliopolis. He also did a course of instruction in Cooking (in he field) while on light duties. In France he was in Rouen and Havre hospitals. He was listed to return to Australia on May 6th 1919 on the Kaiser-I-Hind. He was awarded the 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal. His daughter, Sylvia Buckmaster, applied for the Gallipoli Star on his behalf on May 1st, 1967.
Submitted 27 June 2015 by Beryl Pittman