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PEAKE, Edward Ashley
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2214 |
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| Enlisted: | 17 May 1915, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 4th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Carlton, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1895 |
| Home Town: | Kogarah, Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Kogarah Superior School, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Clerk |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, 6 August 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 17 May 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2214, 4th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW | |
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| 16 Jun 1915: | Involvement Private, 2214, 4th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Karoola embarkation_ship_number: A63 public_note: '' | |
| 16 Jun 1915: | Embarked Private, 2214, 4th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Karoola, Sydney |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Edwin James Peake and Isabel May Peake of 'Valkyrie', 898 Rocky Point Road, Kogarah, NSW formerly of 'Telopia', Kensington Avenue, Kogarah, NSW
Brother of Eric Conroy Peake who returned to Australia on 22 August 1919 having served with the 8th Field Ambulance
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Previously served in the Senior Cadets and Militia with St. Georges and Kogarah, NSW
He was described as bright, intelligent and well liked