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PEEBLES, John Williamson Drummond

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

World War 2 Service

10 Dec 1941:	Involvement QX29452
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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