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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 (WW2) , Private, QX29452 | |
| 7 Feb 1942: | Transferred Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, Infantry Training Battalions, 7th Infantry Training Battalion Goondiwindi For Basic Training | |
| 28 May 1942: | Transferred Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, 26 Infantry Battalion AMF | |
| 27 May 1943: | Embarked Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, QX29452, 26 Infantry Battalion AMF, Embarked HT Katoomba for Horn Island Torres Strait | |
| 10 Aug 1944: | Embarked Australian Military Forces (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 (WW2) , Private, QX29452, 26 Infantry Battalion AMF, Bougainville | |
| 25 Sep 1945: | Embarked Australian Military Forces (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 (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 (WW2) , Private, QX29452 |
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