Name of Ancestor: Albert Henry Peake
Ancestor's date of birth: 22/11/1873
Ancestor's date of death: 24/03/1941
Cause of Death: Not Provided
Service Number: 484
Colony or State of enlistment: SA Place of Enlistment: Mt Gambier
Unit: 5th South Australian Imperial Bushmen
Rank attained in Boer War: SGT, Date Effective: Not Provided
Highest Rank attained (if served after war):
Trooper, Date Effective: Not Provided
Murray Page: 372
Contingent:
5th South Australian Imperial Bushmen
Ship: Not Provided Date of Sailing:
Not Provided
Memorial details: Not Provided
Decorations: Queen's South Africa Medal, 1914-15 Star, British War Medal and Victory Medal
Personal Characteristics: Sergeant Saddler during the Boer War and returned to this trade on returning to South Australia. Awarded the Queen's South Africa Medal.
Reasons to go and fight: Not Provided
Details of service
after war: Also enlisted for the First World War as a Trooper with the 8th Mobile Veterinary Unit attached to the 3rd Brigade. Served in the Middle East. Awarded the 1914-15 Star, British War Medal and Victory Medal.
