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Alfred PEACHEY

Regimental number7089
Place of birthLymister, Nth Littlehampton, Sussex, England
SchoolLittlehampton Board School, England
Age on arrival in Australia21
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationMotor driver
AddressClaremont, Western Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation27
Next of kinFather, Charles Peachey, Stanhope Road, Littlehampton, Sussex, England
Enlistment date8 January 1917
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name28th Battalion, 21st Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/45/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Albany, Western Australia, on board HMAT A16 Port Melbourne on 24 July 1917
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll16th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 10 August 1918
Place of death or woundingFrance
Age at death29
Age at death from cemetery records28
Place of burialHeath Cemetery (Plot VII, Row D, Grave No. 5), Harbonnieres, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
80
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Charles and Kate PEACHEY, 55 Stanhope Road, Littlehampton, England
Family/military connectionsClose friend Percy Batchelor killed.
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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