Martin Day PEGLER

Regimental number30845
OccupationFarm labourer
Next of kinFather, G Pegler, Cowes Bay, Waiheke Island, Auckland
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 20th Reinforcements (1st Draft), Auckland Infantry Battalion, A Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board Port Lyttelton on 7 December 1916
Harbour records indicate that the actual date of sailing was 8 December 1916.
Final rankLance Corporal
Final unit2nd Battalion, Auckland Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 30 September 1918
Age at death from cemetery records20
Place of burialMarcoing British Cemetery (Plot I, Row E, Grave No 22), nr Cambrai, France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Prents: George and Mary Ann Pegler, Waiheke Island
Medals

Croix de Guerre (Belgium)

'For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty near Bancourt on 31st August, and 1st September. He was in charge of a Lewis gun Section. Exposed all the time to heavy machine gun fire, he showed great courage and leadership. He displayed a ready initiative in forming a defensive flank when our right was threatened.'
Source: 'London Gazette'
Date: 5 April 1919

Family/military connectionsBrother: 30844 Stanley Pool PEGLER
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: Croix de Guerre, British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 47, p. 4

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