Private William George Peck
Rank or Title
Date of Birth
1888
Date of Death
7 Jul 1916
Service Number
11369
Place of Birth
Luton
World War I Address
66 Oak Road
Luton
Place of Death
Somme
Grave Location
France
War Memorial Location
Soldier or Civilian
- Soldier
Source
Beds & Herts Saturday Telegraph , 27th October 1917
Pte William George Peck, 11369, 1st Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment), was killed in action on the Somme on July 7th, 1916. He was aged 28, and a son of Walter and Eliza Peck, of 66 Oak Road, Luton.
He enlisted in the Foresters and was stationed in India for three years prior to the outbreak of war. He was sent back to England and then went to France with the Ghurkas. In November 1914 he was invalided home suffering from frostbite, returning to France in April 1915.
He was posted missing on July 7th, 1916, but it was not until October 1917 that his parents were notified that there had been no further information about him, and it was concluded he was dead.
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