Regimental number | 88 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Melbourne, Victoria |
School | State School, Vcitoria; West Brunswick State School, Victoria |
Age on arrival in Australia | 24 |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Tram conductor |
Address | 24 Passfield Street, West Brunswick, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 23 |
Next of kin | Foster Father, H Pegg, 24 Passfield Street, West Brunswick, Victoria |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 7th Battalion, B Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/24/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A20 Hororata on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 7th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Gallipoli, Turkey |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 24 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 24 |
Place of burial | Shrapnel Valley Cemetery (Plot I, Row C, Grave No. 13), Anzac, Gallipoli |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 49 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Foster son of Mr W.H. PEGG. Native of Melbourne, Victoria |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Killed in a hazardous exploit undertaken on 12 July 1915, by a voluntary party of ten men at German Officers' Trench, near Steele's Post. The Australians lost 8 killed and 2 wounded. |