Wilfred PECK

Regimental number10/66
Date of birth5 November 1889
Place of birthPalmerston North
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationFarmer
AddressMatatera
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation24.6
Height5' 7.5"
Weight158 lbs
Next of kinFather, C Peck, Matatera, Dannevirke
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date14 August 1914
Place of enlistmentDannevirke
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Wellington Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 10 Arawa on 16 October 1914
Final rankPrivate
Final unitWellington Infantry Regiment
FateCommenced return to New Zealand
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, England.

Commenced return to New Zealand from Devonport on board HMNZT 'Tofua', 15 August 1917; disembarked New Zealand, 13 October 1917; discharged (no longer physically fit for war service due to wounds received in action and illness contracted on active service), 21 November 1917.

Total war service: 3 years 101 days (of which 3 years 2 days were abroad).

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Infantry Batln/Main Body
Date of death6 April 1961, Dannevirke
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 20800138

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