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PEACH, William James
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 3491 |
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| Enlisted: | 19 October 1917, Enlisted at Ipswich, QLD |
| Last Rank: | Trooper |
| Last Unit: | 2nd Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Upper Tent Hill, Gatton, Queensland, 1898 |
| Home Town: | Upper Tent Hill, Lockyer Valley, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Upper Tent Hill Public School, Queensland |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Palestine, 14 July 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Originally buried at Muaalabah with Chaplain H.J. Clarke but after exhaustive searching the grave could not be relocated, Jerusalem Memorial, Jerusalem War Cemetery, Israel |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Gatton Weeping Mother Memorial, Ipswich Men and Women of Ipswich WW1 Roll of Honour, Jerusalem Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 19 Oct 1917: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3491, 2nd Light Horse Regiment, Enlisted at Ipswich, QLD | |
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| 19 Dec 1917: | Involvement Private, 3491, 2nd Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '1' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: '' | |
| 19 Dec 1917: | Embarked Private, 3491, 2nd Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Ulysses, Sydney | |
| 28 Apr 1918: | Promoted AIF WW1, Trooper, 2nd Light Horse Regiment | |
| 14 Jul 1918: | Involvement Trooper, 3491, 2nd Light Horse Regiment, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3491 awm_unit: 2nd Australian Light Horse Regiment awm_rank: Trooper awm_died_date: 1918-07-14 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of William and Eliabeth Peach of Upper Tent Hill, QLD
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
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