Regimental number | 1657 |
Place of birth | Singleton, New South Wales |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Driver |
Address | Singletown, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 27 |
Height | 5' 6" |
Weight | 136 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, Robert Peisley, Corcoran's Plains, Burrowa, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Warwick Farm Depot, New South Wales |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 1st Light Horse Regiment, 26th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/6/5 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board RMS Morea on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 1st Light Horse Regiment |
Fate | Died of disease |
Place of burial | Port Said War Memorial Cemetery (Row E, Grave No. 16), Egypt |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 2 |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Palestine. Proceeded to join Western Frontier Force, Egypt, 14 January 1916. Appointed Temporary Driver, 10 April 1916. Evacuated to hospital, 24 April 1916, and reverts to Trooper on being evacuated; admitted to Government Hospital, Minia, 26 April 1916 (pleurisy); discharged, 27 April 1916, and rejoined 1st Light Horse Regiment the same day. Struck off strength of 1st Light Horse Regiment, 24 May 1916. Admitted to No 3 Auxiliary Hospital, Heliopolis, 27 May 1916 (rheumatism); transferred to British Red Cross Hospital, Montazah, 3 June 1916; discharged, 28 June 1916, and marched into 1st Light Horse Training Regiment, Tel el Kebir, 28 June 1916. Admitted to No 2 Australian Stationary Hospital, 18 July 1916 (hernia); transferred to No 3 Australian General Hospital, Abbassia, 19 July 1916. Commenced return to Australia from Suez on board HT 'Borda', 17 August 1916; disembarked Sydney, 16 September 1916. Returned to duty after hernia operation, 16 January 1917. Embarked Sydney, 17 February 1917; disembarked Suez, 4 March 1917, and marched into 'A' Details, Moascar, the same day. Marched into 1st Light Horse Training Regiment, 6 May 1917. Proceeded to unit, 13 May 1917; taken on strength of 1st Light Horse Regiment, 14 May 1917. Detached to Australia and New Zealand Mounted Division, 14 May 1917; rejoined unit, 27 May 1917. Appointed Driver, 15 June 1917. Admitted to Anzac Clearing Station, 4 March 1918 (gonorrhoea); transferred to No 45 Stationary Hospital, El Arish, 5 March 1918; to No 44 Stationary Hospital, Kantara, 6 March 1918; to No 2 Australian Stationary Hospital, Moascar, 7 March 1918; to Rest Camp, Port Said, 14 June 1918; discharged, 26 June 1918, and marched into 1st Light Horse Training Regiment, Moascar the same day. Proceeded to unit, 29 June 1918; rejoined 1st Light Horse Regiment, 5 July 1918. Evacuated to hospital, 26 September 1918; admitted to No 14 Australian General Hospital, 11 October 1918 (malaria, dangerously ill). Died, Port Said, 17 October 1918 (broncho pneumonia, and malaria). Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, PEISLEY James Elia Bertram |