Roll of Honour David Alexander Peebles

Service number 7553
Rank Leading Seaman
Unit HMAS Australia
Service Royal Australian Navy
Conflict/Operation First World War, 1914-1918
Conflict Eligibility Date First World War, 1914-1921
Date of Death 24 July 1915
Place of Death Scapa Flow, Scotland, United Kingdom
Cause of Death Illness (Heart failure)
Age at Death 37
Place of Association Annandale, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Cemetery or Memorial Details Osmondwall Cemetery, Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom
Source AWM144 Roll of Honour cards, 1914-1918 War, Royal Australian Navy

Location on the Roll of Honour

David Alexander Peebles's name is located at panel 1 in the Commemorative Area at the Australian War Memorial (as indicated by the poppy on the plan).

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