John Edward PEATEY

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Service Number:	5682
Enlisted:	1 August 1916, Enlisted at Melbourne
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	21st Infantry Battalion
Born:	Gippsland, Victoria, Australia, 1887
Home Town:	Rosebud, Mornington Peninsula, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Farm Labourer
Died:	Killed in Action, France, 13 March 1917
Cemetery:	Achiet-le-Grand Communal Cemetery Extension, France Plot 1V, Row B, Grave 8, Achiet-le-Grand Communal Cemetery Extension, Achiet-le-Grand, Arras, Nord Pas de Calais, France
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Dromana War Memorial, Rosebud First Australian Imperial Force Contingent Honour Roll

1 Aug 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5682, 22nd Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne
25 Sep 1916:	Involvement Private, 5682, 22nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Shropshire embarkation_ship_number: A9 public_note: ''
25 Sep 1916:	Embarked Private, 5682, 22nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Shropshire, Melbourne
16 Jan 1917:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 21st Infantry Battalion, Transferred from the 22 Battalion to the 21st Battalion
13 Mar 1917:	Involvement Private, 5682, 21st Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 5682 awm_unit: 21st Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-03-13

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Son of John Henry Peetey and Mary Ann McA. Peatey of Rosebud, Victoria; brother of George Peatey who returned to Australia

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal