Peel, Harry

Transcript of Peel, Harry

Gosford District Casualties of World War One

Bragg, Edmund Allen Service Number 1494

Killed in Action 19th May 1915 Gallipoli Peninsula

Gosford District Casualties of World War One

Peel, Harry Harding Johnston Service Number 3433

Died of Wounds 4th August 1916 44th Casualty Clearing Station, France

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NAME Peel, Harry Harding Johnston

SERVICE NO 3433

UNIT 13th Battalion/11

th Reinfs./4

th Pioneer Battalion

RANK Private

AGE at Enlistment 21 yrs 6 mths

PLACE OF BIRTH Neutral Bay, Sydney, NSW

ADDRESS

OCCUPATION Mechanic

DATE OF ENLISTMENT 3 Aug 1915

PLACE OF ENLIST-MENT

Warwick Farm, NSW

PREVIOUS SERVICE

NEXT OF KIN Father;- Harry Peel, Woy Woy

Mother;- Edith Jane Peel /later address c/- Mrs A Johnston “Oakland” 223 Avoca St Randwick.

PHYSICAL DESCRIP-TION

Height-5’8¼”. Weight-142lbs. Chest-36”. Complexion-Fresh. Eyes-Blue. Hair-Dark.

RELIGION C/E

EMBARKED 13 Oct 1915 Sydney per A17 “Port Lincoln”

DISEMBARKED

NOTES

WOUNDED/ILLNESS 4 Aug 1916-Shell wound to back, GSW Buttock nr Pozieres

DIED 4 Aug 1916- 44th Casualty Clearing Station, France

BURIED Puchevillers Plot 2 Row C Gve 56-7½ miles SSE of Doullens by Rev C F Kny-vett

MEDALS 1914-15 Star-13707, British War Medal-22253, Victory Medal-22086. Memo-rial Plaque & Scroll-321708

DEPENDANTS Mother

PERSONAL EFFECTS Disc, 5 coins, ring (stone missing), metal ring/ Religious book, wrist watch in cover./

WILL

CORRESPONDENCE Mother Sister;- Carroline Peel, C/- Mrs Brett 20 Hartley St. Rozelle/

Gosford Times 8th September 1916 Woy Woy Lads At the War Mrs Edith Johnstone had received the following let-ters from chums of her brother, Private Harry Peel, of Woy Woy, who was recently killed in France:- "Somewhere in France" 20

th December- We miss

Harry very much. I never got a chance to get any-thing belonging to him-it was all handed in. I have been in the hospital for a fortnight. Met Nick Warmoll there, and we put in the time together. Also met Billy Costello in the ----(censored) fight. I suppose you heard of that place in the papers. That's where poor old Harry was killed. Remember me to you dear old mother. Tell her to cheer up, as we have to keep hanging on till the end. Yours sincerely, Roy December 20 – I was very grieved to hear about poor Harry's death. He was a real good friend to Roy and myself, and was one of the best in every respect. Although I was not in the same platoon as Harry and Roy, we three kept close together after duty hours, and we miss him now. I was not with him the day he was wounded, but I can say he did his duty and never shirked. They say the good die young, and it is quite true in Harry's case. There are only Roy and myself left of the old group. We are all separated, and I often wonder how many of us will return. Yours truly CHAPLIN

Gosford Times 2nd August 1917 ROLL OF HONOR PEEL-In loving memory of Private Harry Peel, died of wounds in France, August 4

th, 1916. Inserted by

his loving mother, Edie and Arthur.