| Regimental number | 359 |
| Place of birth | Geelong, New South Wales |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Carpenter |
| Address | Beryl via Gulgong, New South Wales |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 23 |
| Height | 5' 7" |
| Weight | 140 lbs |
| Next of kin | Father, John Peck, Beryl via Gulgong, New South Wales |
| Previous military service | Nil |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Liverpool, New South Wales |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 12th Light Horse Regiment, B Squadron |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/17/1 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A29 Suevic on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 2nd Field Squadron Engineers |
| Fate | Died of disease |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 28 |
| Place of burial | Port Said War Memorial Cemetery (Row H, Grave No. 23), Egypt |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 25 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Commemorated in Gulgong Cemetery, New South Wales. Parents: John (d. 25 April 1929, aged 76; bu. Gulgomng Cemetery) and Henrietta PECK (d. 11 October 1919, aged 55; bu. Gulgong Cemetery), Beryl, Gulgong, New South Wales |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Palestine. Taken on strength of 7th Light Horse Regiment, Gallipoli, 29 August 1915. Admitted to hospital, Gallipoli, 23 November 1915; rejoined unit, 28 November 1915. Disembarked Egypt, 25 December 1915. Taken on strength of 12th Light Horse Regiment, Heliopolis, 22 February 1916. Marched into Tel el Kebir, 26 April 1916. Marched into Dueidar, 12 June 1916. Admitted to No 2 Light Horse Field Ambulance, Dueidar, 18 June 1916, and transferred to Casualty Clearing Station, Kantara, the same day (venereal disease); to Government Hospital, 19 June 1916; to No 1 Australian Dermatological Hospital, 21 June 1916; to quarantine, 19 July 1916; discharged, 20 July 1916, and marched into 2nd Light Horse Training Regiment, Tel el Kebir, the same day. Proceeded to unit, 5 August 1916; rejoined 12th Light Horse Regiment, Serapeum, 7 August 1916. Transferred to, and taken on strength of 4th Field Troop, Imperial Field Squadron, Sheik Zoward, 2 March 1917. Evacuated to hospital, Abasan, 16 August 1917; admitted to No 14 Australian General Hospital, Abbassia, 25 August 1917 (pneumonia); discharged, 13 September 1917, and marched into Engineers Training Unit, Moascar, the same day. Proceeded to unit, 19 September 1917; taken on strength of 2nd Field Squadron, Tel el Fara, 22 September 1917. Promoted Lance Corporal, 4 October 1918. Evacuated to hospital, 11 October 1918 (pyrexia of unknown origin); admitted to No 14 Australian General Hospital, Port Said, 19 October 1918; now dangerously ill, 21 October 1918 (bronchitis). Died, No 14 Australian General Hospital, Port Said, 22 October 1918 (pneumonia, and malaria). Buried by Chaplain S.N. Swain, Port Said Military Cemetery, 23 October 1918. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, PECK Reginald Darcy |
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