PEAT, Charles Riach
| Service Number: | 99 |
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| Enlisted: | 17 August 1914, Enlisted at Randwick, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 4th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Leochel, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, 22 November 1884 |
| Home Town: | Sydney, City of Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Police Constable |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Turkey, 6 August 1915, aged 30 years |
| Cemetery: |
Lone Pine Cemetery, ANZAC Sp. Mem. B. 6. INSCRIPTION - THEIR GLORY SHALL NOT BE BLOTTED OUT |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Baulkham Hills William Thompson Masonic School War Memorial, Surry Hills NSW Police Force Roll of Honour WW1, Sydney United Grand Lodge Honour Roll |
World War 1 Service
| 17 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 99, 4th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Randwick, NSW | |
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| 20 Oct 1914: | Involvement Private, 99, 4th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: '' | |
| 20 Oct 1914: | Embarked Private, 99, 4th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Sydney | |
| 26 Jun 1915: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 4th Infantry Battalion |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
He was 30 and the son of Margaret Esson (formerly Peat), of Waulkmill, Tarland, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, and the late Charles Peat.
He is remembered on the Tarland War Memorial.
Biography contributed by Carol Foster
Arrived in Australia aged 26.5 years
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Previously served in the Glasgow Police Force, Scotland for 5 years
Biography contributed by T Clark
Served with the City of Glasgow police force between 12 December 1905 and 10 June 1911. Police Constable (registry number 228) Division A (Central Division)division number 257. Rose from probationary through 3rd and 2nd Class to 1st class constable before resigning.
Was commended on 9 February 1908 for the arrest of a man for theft by house breaking. He received a certificate signed by the Chief Constable James Stevenson and an award of 5/- (interpretation of his records entry per Glasgow Police Museum)
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