Company Sergeant Major F. W. Peake, Royal Engineers

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South Africa Medal, bar 1879, Egypt, 1882, bar Suakin 1885, Khedive’s Star, 1882, Army L.S.G.C., Company Sergeant Major F. W. Peake, Royal Engineers, Veteran of Zulu War, 1st Boer War, Egypt 1882, Sudan 1885.

Posts : 3337 Join date : 2009-03-03 Location : Devon

Hi Pete

I can not find a F.W. Peake listed on the Medal Roll with a 1879 Clasp
Suspect

Andy

Cheers Andy. Moved topic to relevant section of forum.

Posts : 972 Join date : 2009-10-16

Hi All,
Interesting but nothing.
Did find William James Peake No.1012 99th Zulu War Relief of Eshowe. Enlisted 4 Feb 1878 age 19, born Darlaston Staffordshire 1859. Medical Board at PMBurg found unfit 24 Sept 1879 to Netley and Discharged 9 Feb 1880, served 2 years, of which 303 dsys were in Natal and Zululand. 1881 and 1901 census Darlaston Walsall he is a Engine Fitter, Married to Sarah with 8 Children. He dies 2 Nov 1938 in the General Hospital Walsall, address is given as Darlaston.
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