Bertie PEACOCK MC

PEACOCK, Bertie

    Service Number: 668
    Enlisted: 2 February 1915, Melbourne
    Last Rank: Captain
    Last Unit: 57th Infantry Battalion
    Born: Daylesford, Victoria, Australia, 1896
    Home Town: Daylesford, Hepburn, Victoria
    Schooling: Daylesford State School, Victoria, Australia
    Occupation: Draper
    Died: Natural causes, Concord Repatriation General Hospital, New South Wales, Australia, 14 July 1975
    Cemetery: Woronora Memorial Park, Sutherland, New South Wales
    HH Rose Gdn 1, 0026
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    World War 1 Service

    2 Feb 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 668, Melbourne
    10 May 1915: Involvement 668, 22nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: ''
    10 May 1915: Embarked 668, 22nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ulysses, Melbourne
    20 Aug 1915: Promoted AIF WW1, Company Sergeant Major, 22nd Infantry Battalion
    5 Sep 1915: Involvement AIF WW1, Company Sergeant Major, 668, 22nd Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli
    21 Sep 1915: Promoted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 22nd Infantry Battalion
    9 Apr 1916: Transferred AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 57th Infantry Battalion
    16 Aug 1916: Promoted AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 57th Infantry Battalion
    1 Nov 1917: Promoted AIF WW1, Captain, 57th Infantry Battalion
    31 Jan 1919: Honoured Military Cross, Breaching the Hindenburg Line - Cambrai / St Quentin Canal, During the period 30th August to 5th September 1918, he displayed great gallantry and determination in the difficult operation of crossing the Somme. He led two patrols under heavy fire in unsuccessful atempts to find a passage through the marsh, and again, a third time, he was driven back by intense machine gun fire. He was in temporary command of a battalion which had suffered heavy casualties in officers, and, making a fourth attempt, he at last succeeded in working to the eastern edge of the swamp, and driving the enemy from his posts, thus securing the passage of the river. His gallantry under fire and persevering energy were worthy of the highest praise.
    6 Jul 1919: Discharged AIF WW1, Captain, 57th Infantry Battalion

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