Regimental number | 519 |
Place of birth | Wallsend, New South Wales |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Butcher |
Address | Murrian Street, Wallsend, Newcastle, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 22 |
Height | 5' 4.5" |
Weight | 119 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, William Peel, Murrian Street, Wallsend, Newcastle, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Place of enlistment | Liverpool New South Wales |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 30th Battalion, Transport Section |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/47/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A72 Beltana on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Driver |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 5th Divisional Ammunition Column |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Discharge date | |
Family/military connections | Brothers: 149 Pte William Edward PEEL, 33rd Bn, returned to Australia, 15 January 1919; 3359 Pte Robert Pugh PEEL, 5th Light Horse Regiment, returned to Australia, 23 July 1919. |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Embarked Sydney, 9 November 1915; disembarked Suez, 16 December 1915. Transferred to A Company, 30th Bn, as Driver, 1 March 1916. Transferred to 5th Division Artillery, 15 March 1916, and posted to No 2 Section, Ferry Post, 15 May 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 18 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 25 June 1916. Admitted to hospital, in the field, 6 October 1916; rejoined unit, 9 October 1916 (no further details recorded). On leave to England, 6 July 1917; rejoined unit from leave, 19 July 1917. Found guilty, 6 February 1918, of (1) being absent without leave from 4 pm to 8.15 pm, 29 January 1918; (2) drunkenness; (3) being in Paris Plage and not in possession of a Pass contrary to Standing Orders: awarded 21 days' Field Punishment No 2. On leave to United Kingdom, 15 March 1918; reported as absentee, 4 April 1918; granted extension of leave until 1 May on account of having been detained in error by Assistant Provost Marshal, London. Rejoined unit from leave, 13 April 1918. Marched out to England for return to Australia, 24 March 1919; marched in to No 2 Command Depot, Weymouth, 2 April 1919. Commenced return to Australia from Devonport on board HT 'Orontes', 15 May 1919; disembarked Sydney, 1 July 1919; discharged, Sydney, 23 August 1919. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 53 |
Place of burial | Wallsend Cemetery, New South Wales |
Sources | NAA: B2455, PEEL Thomas |