PECK, John Wesley
(Service number 52647)
| First Rank | Rifleman | Last Rank |
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Birth
| Date | 27/06/1882 | Place of Birth | Waimate |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | Bush Road, Waimate | ||
| Occupation | Farmer | ||
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| Marital Status | Single | ||
| Next of Kin | Matthew Bridgeman PECK (father), C/o H. Hayman, Willowbridge, South Canterbury; later Mrs A. D. PECK (wife), C/o Mrs T. Gower, Chattens, Cambs | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | New Zealand Rifle Brigade | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | Reinforcements G Company (part) | ||
| Date | 12 June 1917 | ||
| Transport | Tahiti or Maunganui | ||
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Award Circumstances and Date
No information
Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 30 August 1965 | Age | 83 years |
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| Place of Death | Waimate | ||
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| Memorial or Cemetery | Waimate Old Cemetery | ||
| New Zealand Memorials | Willowbridge & Studholme District Roll of Honour | ||
Biographical Notes
John Wesley Peck, born on 27 June 1882 at Waimate, was the third son of Matthew Bridgeman and Martha (née Stuffins) Peck. When John enlisted, he was a farmer at Bush Road, Waimate, while his father was at Willowbridge. His mother had died in 1911. Rifleman J. W. Peck embarked on 12 June 1917 wit the New Zealand Rifle Brigade J. W. Peck, 52647, Waimate, was listed in the nominal roll of troops returninig from England by the “Corinthic” (Draft 396) which was expected at Wellington on 22 September 1919. John was bringing home his new wife – Ada Dorothy Barker, whom he had married in 1919 in Cambridgeshire, England. Sadly Ada was to die in 1927. John died in 1965 and was buried with Ada in the Waimate Cemetery. The name of J. Peck is inscribed on the Willowbridge and Studholme District First World War Roll of Honour. The name of C. Peck is also inscribed there – perhaps G. Peck, John’s brother George? Two of John’s brothers also served in World War One – George Albain Peck and Albert Edward Peck.
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [25 November 2020]; NZ BDM Indexes (Department of Internal Affairs) [25 November 2020]; Waimate Cemetery burial record [15 July 2021]; NZ Times, 2 September 1919, Timaru Herald, 4 June 1927 (Papers Past) [16 July 2021]
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