Peter Wood DISHER

DISHER, Peter Wood

Service Number: 2642
Enlisted: 5 July 1916, Melbourne, Victoria
Last Rank: Lance Corporal
Last Unit: 58th Infantry Battalion
Born: Hopetoun, Victoria, 1894
Home Town: Womboota, Murray Shire, New South Wales
Schooling: Womboota State School
Occupation: Farmer
Died: Killed in Action, France, 12 May 1917
Cemetery: No known grave - "Known Unto God"
No known grave, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Barham War Memorial, Echuca War Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France), Womboota Roll of Honor
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World War 1 Service

5 Jul 1916: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2642, Melbourne, Victoria
2 Oct 1916: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2642, 58th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '20' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Nestor embarkation_ship_number: A71 public_note: ''
2 Oct 1916: Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2642, 58th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Nestor, Melbourne
12 May 1917: Involvement AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 2642, 58th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2642 awm_unit: 58th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Lance Corporal awm_died_date: 1917-05-12
12 May 1917: Wounded AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 2642, Reported wounded and missing after being hit by a shell at Deville Wood, near Needle Trench and was buried by subsequent shell but his body was never recovered

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Biography contributed by Carol Foster

Son of William and Joan Disher of Wamboola, New South Wales. Following the death of her husband Joan moved to Echuca, Victoria. Brother of john Disher who also served in WW1 and suffered Shell Shock

Medals: British War Medal