William PEAT

PEAT, William

    Service Number: 777
    Enlisted: 26 August 1914, Enlisted at Randwick, NSW
    Last Rank: Private
    Last Unit: 2nd Infantry Battalion
    Born: Ratho, Midlothian, Scotland, 1890
    Home Town: Sydney, City of Sydney, New South Wales
    Schooling: Ratho Public School, Scotland
    Occupation: Bushman
    Died: Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 6 August 1915
    Cemetery: No known grave - "Known Unto God"
    No known grave Exact date of death is unknown, Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey
    Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing
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    World War 1 Service

    26 Aug 1914: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 777, 2nd Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Randwick, NSW
    18 Oct 1914: Involvement Private, 777, 2nd Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Suffolk embarkation_ship_number: A23 public_note: ''
    18 Oct 1914: Embarked Private, 777, 2nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Suffolk, Sydney

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    Biography contributed by Carol Foster

    Address at the time of enlistment was North Coast Sydney, NSW

    Son of William Peat of Ratho, Midlothian, Scotland and Elizabeth MacFarlane formerly Peat of 13 Bridge Street, Callander, Scotland formerly of Ratho, Midlothian, Scotalnd

    Foster-son of Susan Peat of Ratho, Midlothian, Scotland

    Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

    Also served in the Scottish Cadets for 2 years

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