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DISHER, Peter Wood
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2642 |
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| Enlisted: | 5 July 1916, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 58th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Hopetoun, Victoria, 1894 |
| Home Town: | Womboota, Murray Shire, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Womboota State School |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 12 May 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Barham War Memorial, Echuca War Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France), Womboota Roll of Honor |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 5 Jul 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2642, Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 2 Oct 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2642, 58th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '20' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Nestor embarkation_ship_number: A71 public_note: '' | |
| 2 Oct 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2642, 58th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Nestor, Melbourne | |
| 12 May 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 2642, 58th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2642 awm_unit: 58th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Lance Corporal awm_died_date: 1917-05-12 | |
| 12 May 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 2642, Reported wounded and missing after being hit by a shell at Deville Wood, near Needle Trench and was buried by subsequent shell but his body was never recovered |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of William and Joan Disher of Wamboola, New South Wales. Following the death of her husband Joan moved to Echuca, Victoria. Brother of john Disher who also served in WW1 and suffered Shell Shock
Medals: British War Medal