William Alexander Lindsay Peebles

Private

Conflict:

WW2

Additional Information:

Son of Alexander Cunnison Peebles and Agnes Lindsay Peebles, of Ngaruawahia.

References:

CWGC

NZ WAR GRAVES

Biographical Notes:

"The body of Private William Peebles, aged 24, of Ngaruawahia, was recovered from the Waikato River on Friday afternoon and an inquest held by Mr F. Harris, coroner, of Huntly, in the evening, when a verdict of accidental death was returned. Private Peebles was a member of the Guard of Vital Points, and he was drowned on Sunday, February 23. Constables P. Clemence and G. F. Atkins, of Ngaruawahia, located the body in the river about half a-mile below the spot where he disappeared. Private Peebles was accorded a military funeral at Ngaruawahia on Saturday afternoon."

WAIKATO TIMES, VOLUME 128, ISSUE 21360, 3 MARCH 1941, PAGE 4

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Casualty

Service Number:

260167

Name:

William Alexander Lindsay Peebles

Rank:

Private

Date of Birth:

Not known

Date of Enlistment:

Not known

Unit:

New Zealand Military Forces

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:

Accidental Death

Date of Death:

23 February 1941

Day of Death:

Sunday

Age at Death:

Conflict:

WW2

Embarkation Details

Text in italics supplied by Cenotaph Online, Auckland War Memorial Museum

Cemetery

Cemetery:

Ngaruawahia Public Cemetery

Cemetery Reference:

364. M.

Cemetery Location:

New Zealand