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PEISLEY, Hercules Ivan
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 332 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 18 August 1914 |
| Last Rank: | Company Sergeant Major |
| Last Unit: | 2nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Darlinghurst, New South Wales, Australia, 31 July 1879 |
| Home Town: | Mosman, Municipality of Mosman, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Newington College, Stanmore, New South Wales, AUstralia |
| Occupation: | Builder |
| Died: | Died of wounds, France, 23 August 1918, aged 39 years |
| Cemetery: |
Heath Cemetery, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 18 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private | |
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| 18 Oct 1914: | Involvement Lance Corporal, 332, 2nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Suffolk embarkation_ship_number: A23 public_note: '' | |
| 18 Oct 1914: | Embarked Lance Corporal, 332, 2nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Suffolk, Sydney | |
| 23 Aug 1918: | Involvement 332, 2nd Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 332 awm_unit: 2 Battalion awm_rank: Company Sergeant Major awm_died_date: 1918-08-23 | |
| 23 Aug 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Company Sergeant Major, 332, wounded (right thigh) in action early on 23 August 1918 by heavy shelling at Proyart, Somme, then died of his wounds later that day at the 3rd Australian Field Ambulance then near Vaire-sur-Corbie, Somme. |
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