PEACHEY, Alfred
| Service Numbers: | 7089, 7089A |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1) |
| Born: | Lymister, Nth Littlehampton, Sussex, England, date not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Claremont, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Littlehampton Board School, Sussex, England |
| Occupation: | Chauffeur - Motor driver |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 10 August 1918, age not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Heath Cemetery, Picardie, France Plot VII, Row D, Grave No. 5. INSCRIPTION IN MEMORY OF THE DEARLY BELOVED SON OF MR. & MRS. PEACHEY OF SUSSEX, ENG. , Heath Cemetery, Harbonnieres, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Kings Park Western Australia State War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 24 Jul 1917: | Involvement Private, 7089, 28th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Albany embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Melbourne embarkation_ship_number: A16 public_note: '' | |
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| 24 Jul 1917: | Embarked Private, 7089, 28th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Port Melbourne, Albany | |
| 10 Aug 1918: | Involvement Private, 7089A, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 7089A awm_unit: 16 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1918-08-10 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
Aged 28/29. Resident and enlisted Claremont, Western Australia. Arrived in Australia aged 21. Born Lymister near Littlehampton. Son of Charles and Kate Peachey, of 55, Stanhope Rd., Littlehampton; brother of Albert Henry Peachey, 55 Stanhope Road, Littlehampton.
Friend of Private Percy Batchelor-Service Number 3121,-Died 05/04/1918-46th Bn.Australian Infantry, A.I.F. also from Littlehampton, Sussex, England.
Enlistment date 8 January 1917
Unit name 28th Battalion, 21st Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number 23/45/4
Unit embarked from Albany, Western Australia, on board HMAT A16 Port Melbourne on 24 July 1917