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PEACOCK, David Harold
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2759 |
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| Enlisted: | 18 August 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1) |
| Born: | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1888 |
| Home Town: | Maylands, Bayswater, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Day Dawn, Murchison Western Australia |
| Occupation: | Horse driver |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Mouquet Farm, France, 3 September 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
Bouzincourt Ridge Cemetery Bouzincourt Ridge Cemetery, Albert, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Kalgoorlie Caledonian Society Roll of Honor, Maylands War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 18 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2759, 28th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 2 Nov 1915: | Involvement Private, 2759, 28th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: '' | |
| 2 Nov 1915: | Embarked Private, 2759, 28th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ulysses, Fremantle | |
| 3 Sep 1916: | Involvement Private, 2759, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1), Battle for Pozières , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2759 awm_unit: 51 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-09-03 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Brooks
David Peacock was originally posted as missing at Mouquet Farm 3 September 1916. His remains were actually found, along with part of his identity disck and a watch inscribed 'D.H.B.' during late 1923. His younger brother 6194 Charles Ernest Peacock of the same 51st Battalion was also killed in action the same day.