Regimental number | 739 |
Place of birth | Benalla, Victoria |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Draper |
Address | McKellar Street, Benalla, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 18 |
Height | 5' 9" |
Weight | 132 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, John Peak, McKellar Street, Benalla, Victoria |
Previous military service | Served for 4 years in the Senior Cadets (58th Bn). |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Place of enlistment | Melbourne, Victoria |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 31st Battalion, C Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/48/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A62 Wandilla on |
31st Battalion Headquarters and Companies A, B, C and D sailed on two ships, HMAT A62 Wandilla, 9th November 1915 from Melbourne, and HMAT A41 Bakara, 5 November 1915, from Melbourne. It is not possible to tell from the Embarkation Roll on which ship an individual embarked. | |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A41 Bakara on |
31st Battalion Headquarters and Companies A, B, C and D sailed on two ships, HMAT A62 Wandilla, 9th November 1915 from Melbourne, and HMAT A41 Bakara, 5 November 1915, from Melbourne. It is not possible to tell from the Embarkation Roll on which ship an individual embarked. | |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 31st Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of burial | Ration Farm Military Cemetery (Plot VIII, Row D, Grave No. 9), La Chapelle d'Armentieres, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 119 |
Family/military connections | Brother: 740 Pte Victor Thomas Henry PEAK, 31st Bn, returned to Australia, 3 July 1919. |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Disembarked Suez, ex-H.M.T. 'Wandilla', 7 December 1915. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 17 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 25 June 1916. Reported missing, 21 July 1916. Court of Enquiry, held in the field, 1 August 1917, pronounced fate as 'Killed in Action, 21 July 1916'. Note on B.103, buried in the vicinity of Fleurbaix, Sh.36 N.W. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, PEAK Sidney Gordon Barker
Red Cross file 2110810 |