Regimental number | 5073 |
Place of birth | The Rock, New South Wales |
School | The Rock Public School, New South Wales |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Bruarong via Yackandarah, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 21.6 |
Height | 5' 10" |
Weight | 161 lbs |
Next of kin | Sister, Mrs Ethel Nicholls, Bruarong via Yackandarah, Victoria |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Wangaratta, Victoria |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 22nd Battalion, 13th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/39/4 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A33 Ayrshire on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 22nd Battalion |
Fate | Died whilst a Prisoner of War |
Place of death or wounding | Morchies, France |
Age at death | 22.4 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 22 |
Place of burial | Douchy-les-Ayette British Cemetery (Plot III, Row E, Grave No. 5), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 97 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Henry and Ellen PEACOCK |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Miscellaneous details | Address incorrectly entered on Embarkation Roll as Baurong via Wackandarah, Victoria. |
Sources | NAA: B2455, PEACOCK William Arthur
Red Cross File No 21108061 |