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PEEL, Frank
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2780 |
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| Enlisted: | 10 July 1915, Geelong, Vic. |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 7th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Portarlington, Victoria, Australia, 1893 |
| Home Town: | Portarlington, Greater Geelong, Victoria |
| Occupation: | Grocer |
| Died: | 22 September 1956, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Springvale Botanical Cemetery, Melbourne |
| Memorials: | Drysdale St James' Anglican Church Roll of Honor, Drysdale State School No 1645 Honor Roll, Portarlington St John's Church Honour Roll, Portarlington War Memorial |
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World War 1 Service
| 10 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2780, 21st Infantry Battalion, Geelong, Vic. | |
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| 5 Oct 1915: | Involvement Private, 2780, 21st Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: RMS Moldavia embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 5 Oct 1915: | Embarked Private, 2780, 21st Infantry Battalion, RMS Moldavia, Melbourne | |
| 24 Feb 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 7th Infantry Battalion, Egypt | |
| 23 Jul 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2780, 7th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières | |
| 12 Aug 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 7th Infantry Battalion, France | |
| 14 Aug 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 2780, 7th Infantry Battalion, Mouquet Farm | |
| 15 Apr 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 2780, 7th Infantry Battalion, German Withdrawal to Hindenburg Line and Outpost Villages, Lagnicourt | |
| 20 Sep 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 2780, 7th Infantry Battalion, Menin Road | |
| 27 Sep 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 7th Infantry Battalion, Belgium | |
| 18 Sep 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Corporal, 2780, 7th Infantry Battalion, "The Last Hundred Days", Hindenburg Outpost Line | |
| 6 Jul 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Corporal, 2780, 7th Infantry Battalion, RTA 28 March 1919 and discharged as MU (no reason stated). |
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