PEACHELL, Sydney Leo Frank
Service Number: | 1979 |
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Enlisted: | 7 July 1915, Liverpool, New South Wales |
Last Rank: | Sapper |
Last Unit: | Australian Corps Headquarters Signal Company |
Born: | Battersea, England, 1894 |
Home Town: | Sydney, City of Sydney, New South Wales |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Farmer |
Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
7 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1979, Liverpool, New South Wales | |
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9 Aug 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1979, 20th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Runic embarkation_ship_number: A54 public_note: '' | |
9 Aug 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1979, 20th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Runic, Sydney | |
12 Aug 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Sapper, Australian Corps Headquarters Signal Company |
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Leo Peachell enlisted on 7 July 1915 as Private and joined the 20th Battalian, 3rd Reinforcement. His unit sailed from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A54 Runic on 9 August 1915 (AWM Embarkation Roll 23/37/2). He was attached to the Australian Corps Signal Company. He retuned to Australia on 19 April 1919.
During his service, Leo Peachell was awarded the following medals:
- 1914/15 Star
- British War Medal
- Victory Medal