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WADDELL, Peter
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 1191, 2098 |
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| Enlisted: | 23 September 1914, Enlisted at Seymour, Victoria. Later issued with service number 2098 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 6th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Carfin, Lanarkshire, Scotland, 1876 |
| Home Town: | Yarloop, Harvey, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Hutchison's Grammar School, Glasgow, Scotland |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 8 May 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Helles Memorial, Cape Helles, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Helles Memorial, Gallipoli |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 23 Sep 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1191, 6th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Seymour, Victoria. Later issued with service number 2098 | |
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| 22 Dec 1914: | Involvement Private, 1191, 6th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Themistocles embarkation_ship_number: A32 public_note: '' | |
| 22 Dec 1914: | Embarked Private, 1191, 6th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Themistocles, Melbourne | |
| 8 May 1915: | Involvement Private, 2098, 6th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2098 awm_unit: 6th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1915-05-08 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Arrived in Australia aged 28 years
Next of kin given as his brother William Waddell of C/- McGubbin & Atwell, 115 St Vincent Street, Glasgow, Scotland
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal