| Regimental number | 954 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Norwood, Surrey, England |
| School | Palmerston North High School, New Zealand |
| Religion | Presbyterian |
| Occupation | Bank clerk |
| Address | Wairepo, via Taihape, New Zealand |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 25 |
| Next of kin | Father, E T Peed, Waiepo, via Taihape, New Zealand |
| Enlistment date | |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 7th Light Horse Regiment, 5th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/12/2 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Newcastle, New South Wales, on board HMAT A58 Kabinga on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Corporal |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 7th Light Horse Regiment |
| Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Joined the Bank of New South Wales, Palmerston North, New Zealand, branch, March 1908. transferred to Carterton branch (as ledger keeper), October 1910; to Christchurch branch, January 1912; to Wellington branch, September 1912; to Fielding branch, October 1912; to Kawa Kawa branch (as assistant), December 1912; to Singleton, New South Wales, branch (as ledger keeper), October 1913; to Uralla branch, July 1914. |
| Fate | Died of wounds |
| Place of death or wounding | Ammon, Syria |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Palestine, Syria Lt Rupert Chapman wrote to Peed's father: ' ... It happened at the Battle of Ammon, Syria, on 28th March. We were outnumbered by at least eight to one, and were hard put to hold our own. On the 28th we were advancing on a flank movement. My own troop endeavoured to cover our retirement and were shot down; only a corporal and myselfwere left. How we got through I cannot say. Poor Billie was shot just over the hip. Poor boy, I think it was the saddest moment of my life when informed next morning he had died that night on the way to the ambulance.' Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | 'Bank of New South Wales Roll of Honour' (Sydney, 1921), p. 310-11. |
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