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PEEBLES, John Williamson Drummond
Personal Details
| Service Number: | QX29452 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 10 December 1941 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 26 Infantry Battalion AMF |
| Born: | Ingham, Queensland, Australia, 4 February 1912 |
| Home Town: | Toobanna, Hinchinbrook, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Toobanna State School, Queensland, Australia |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Natural Causes, Ingham, Queensland, Australia, 20 November 1981, aged 69 years |
| Cemetery: |
New Ingham Cemetery, Qld New Ingham Cemetery Section 13 plot #717 |
| Memorials: | City of Townsville WW2 HR |
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World War 2 Service
| 10 Dec 1941: | Involvement QX29452 | |
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| 10 Dec 1941: | Enlisted | |
| 10 Dec 1941: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, QX29452 | |
| 7 Feb 1942: | Transferred Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, Infantry Training Battalions, 7th Infantry Training Battalion Goondiwindi For Basic Training | |
| 28 May 1942: | Transferred Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, 26 Infantry Battalion AMF | |
| 27 May 1943: | Embarked Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, QX29452, 26 Infantry Battalion AMF, Embarked HT Katoomba for Horn Island Torres Strait | |
| 10 Aug 1944: | Embarked Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, QX29452, 26 Infantry Battalion AMF, Embarked Horn Island for RTA Townsville on HT Katoomba Completion of tour | |
| 4 Dec 1944: | Embarked Private, QX29452, 26 Infantry Battalion AMF, Embarked Brisbane with Battalion for active service on Merchant Vessel Mexico for duty Bougainville 11th Infantry Brigade AMF | |
| 9 Dec 1944: | Involvement Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, QX29452, 26 Infantry Battalion AMF, Bougainville | |
| 25 Sep 1945: | Embarked Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, QX29452, 26 Infantry Battalion AMF, Embarked with Battalion from Torokina Bay Bougainville to Rabaul on MV River Glenelg for duty | |
| 16 Jan 1946: | Embarked Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, QX29452, 26 Infantry Battalion AMF, Embarked from Rabaul for RTA on MV Taroona for Discharge Disembarked Brisbane 16Jan 46 Leave and demobilisation to 5th March 1946 | |
| 11 Mar 1946: | Discharged | |
| 11 Mar 1946: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, QX29452 |
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