VASSY, Peter Constantine
| Service Number: | Officer |
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| Enlisted: | 21 September 1914, Enlisted has an Officer, with the rank of Lieutenant. |
| Last Rank: | Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | 300th Company Mechanical Transport |
| Born: | Carlton, Victoria, Australia, 7 March 1878 |
| Home Town: | Moonee Ponds, Moonee Valley, Victoria |
| Schooling: | State School System, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Commercial Traveller |
| Died: | drowning, Lost overboard at sea , 13 October 1915, aged 37 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Commemorated: - Panel 68, Lone Pine Cemetery and Memorial Gallipoli, Çanakkale, Türkiye. |
| Memorials: | Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing |
World War 1 Service
| 21 Sep 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Lieutenant, Officer, Australian Army Service Corps AIF, Enlisted has an Officer, with the rank of Lieutenant. | |
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| 22 Dec 1914: | Involvement 300th Company Mechanical Transport, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '22' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: '' | |
| 22 Dec 1914: | Embarked 300th Company Mechanical Transport, HMAT Ceramic, Melbourne | |
| 13 Oct 1915: | Involvement Lieutenant, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: awm_unit: 9th Australian Army Service Corps Company awm_rank: Lieutenant awm_died_date: 1915-10-13 | |
| 13 Oct 1915: | Discharged AIF WW1, Lieutenant, Officer, 300th Company Mechanical Transport, Presumed to have drowned at sea. |
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Parents: - Pierre "Peter" Vassy and Teresa Loriot married 8th March 1873 in Melbourne, Victoria.
Court of Enquiry: - convened aboard HS 'Formosa' 13 October 1915: Lt H. Wood-Hill, RAMC, Medical Officer on board HS 'Formosa': - In the morning of the 12th instant the patient was cheerful and looking forward hopefully to his recovery and said he felt better. I saw him at 8 p.m. that evening and when first roused he seemed confused, but on talking to him he became quite clear and did not appear to be in any way despondent. I had no reason to consider the case one for constant supervision. This was the last time I saw the patient.'
Second witness, Sister N. Worby Night Sister: - 'I came on duty on evening of 12th instant at 8.30 p.m. and saw the patient in company with the Day Sister a few minutes afterwards (about 8.45 p.m.). I spoke to him and he appeared confused at first but became quite clear and showed no signs of excitement. Lieut. Moore, New Zealand Engineers, was berthed in same cabin. I saw the patient practically every hour, the last time being at 3.30 a.m. He appeared to be a little restless on my visits but the last time I found him asleep in his berth. On visiting the cabin next at 10 minutes past 5, I found the patient missing and the berth empty. I searched for him personally and also sent round the night orderly to look for him. Being unable to find the patient I summoned the Medical Officer in charge. Lieut. Moore, his cabin companion, on being awakened, stated that he had not heard Lieut. Vassy leave the cabin.'
Finding:
It is with much regret that I have to conclude, that Lieutenant Vassy has been lost overboard though there is no evidence of my intention of his to commit suicide. The alleyway in which the Officer’s cabins are situated extends along the upper deck on the starboard side and has an entrance both fore and aft. The forward one being closed by open work iron gate. The bathrooms and W. C. are in this alleyway and in addition there was a commode in Lieut. Vassy’s cabin, which he was directed by the M. O. in charge to use owing to his feebleness. The night was dark and calm and none of the ship’s Officers or men heard or saw anything suspicious as far as it has been possible to ascertain. Signed R. D'Arcy-Irvine, Capt RAMC, SMO Formosa.
Red Cross File No 2810802L, statement, 2032 Pte W. Sellars, 9th Company, Australian Army Service Corps (patient, Ras-el-Tin Convalescent Home, Alexandria, Egypt), 26 April 1916: 'Lieutenant Vassy was witness's officer. He fell sick about the latter end of September, and was put on board a French Hospital Boat at Anzac. Witness saw him being carried down to the beach to be put on board. About three weeks later the unit received news that he had walked overboard in a state of delerium. His brother, then a Cpl. and now a Lieutenant in the A.S.C. told witness these details.'