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- Walter_Peeler abstract "Walter "Wally" Peeler VC, BEM (9 August 1887 – 23 May 1968) was an Australian recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest award for gallantry "in the face of the enemy" that can be awarded to members of the British and Commonwealth armed forces. He was decorated following his actions during the Battle of Broodseinde in October 1917. Then a lance corporal in the Australian Imperial Force, he repeatedly took the lead in the 37th Battalion's advance on well-defended German positions, destroying four machine gun posts and killing more than 30 German soldiers during the battle.Born in Castlemaine, Victoria, Peeler worked at various jobs in his home town and in the Melbourne area before enlisting in the Australian Imperial Force in February 1916. Posted to the 3rd Pioneer Battalion, he arrived on the Western Front during November. In June 1917, his battalion participated in the assault on Messines ridge, where he was lightly wounded. Eight days after his Victoria Cross action, Peeler was severely wounded in his right arm and spent the next seven months recuperating in the United Kingdom. Following the armistice with Germany, he was discharged from service with the rank of sergeant in December 1918.Peeler re-settled with his family in Victoria, and was appointed the inaugural custodian of Melbourne's Shrine of Remembrance in 1934. In May 1940, Peeler enlisted for service in the Second World War, understating his age by fourteen years to avoid the upper age limit imposed on volunteers. He was posted to the 2/2nd Pioneer Battalion and initially saw action in the Syria-Lebanon Campaign. However, with the entry of Japan into the war, his unit was recalled to Australia in early 1942. It was hastily diverted to Java en route, to assist in the Dutch defence of the island. When Dutch resistance collapsed in March, Peeler and his comrades were captured by the Japanese. After three-and-a-half years as prisoner of war, Peeler was freed in August 1945 and returned to Australia in October, resuming his duties at the Shrine of Remembrance. He retired in 1964 and, aged 80, died at his home in South Caulfield on 23 May 1968.".
- Walter_Peeler alias "Peeler, Wally".
- Walter_Peeler award British_Empire_Medal.
- Walter_Peeler award Victoria_Cross.
- Walter_Peeler battle Battle_of_Broodseinde.
- Walter_Peeler battle Battle_of_Damour.
- Walter_Peeler battle Battle_of_Java_(1942).
- Walter_Peeler battle Battle_of_Merdjayoun.
- Walter_Peeler battle Battle_of_Messines_(1917).
- Walter_Peeler battle Battle_of_Passchendaele.
- Walter_Peeler battle Dutch_East_Indies_campaign.
- Walter_Peeler battle Syria%E2%80%93Lebanon_Campaign.
- Walter_Peeler battle Western_Front_(World_War_I).
- Walter_Peeler battle World_War_I.
- Walter_Peeler battle World_War_II.
- Walter_Peeler birthDate "1887-08-09".
- Walter_Peeler birthPlace Victoria_(Australia).
- Walter_Peeler birthYear "1887".
- Walter_Peeler deathDate "1968-05-23".
- Walter_Peeler deathPlace Caulfield,_Victoria.
- Walter_Peeler deathPlace Victoria_(Australia).
- Walter_Peeler deathYear "1968".
- Walter_Peeler militaryBranch Australian_Army.
- Walter_Peeler occupation Shrine_of_Remembrance.
- Walter_Peeler serviceEndYear "1916".
- Walter_Peeler serviceStartYear "1916".
- Walter_Peeler thumbnail Walter_Peeler_VC_P01383.jpg?width=300.
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- Walter_Peeler alt "A head and shoulders portrait of a man in military uniform. He has neat, tidy hair and a group of three medal ribbons on his breast. The actual photograph is in the shape of an oval, surrounded by a border.".
- Walter_Peeler alternativeNames "Peeler, Wally".
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- Walter_Peeler battles Battle_of_Damour.
- Walter_Peeler battles Battle_of_Java_(1942).
- Walter_Peeler battles Battle_of_Merdjayoun.
- Walter_Peeler battles Battle_of_Messines_(1917).
- Walter_Peeler battles Battle_of_Passchendaele.
- Walter_Peeler battles Dutch_East_Indies_campaign.
- Walter_Peeler battles Syria%E2%80%93Lebanon_Campaign.
- Walter_Peeler battles Western_Front_(World_War_I).
- Walter_Peeler battles World_War_I.
- Walter_Peeler battles World_War_II.
- Walter_Peeler birthDate "1887-08-09".
- Walter_Peeler birthPlace "Barker's Creek, Victoria, Australia".
- Walter_Peeler branch Australian_Army.
- Walter_Peeler caption "Walter Peeler c. 1920".
- Walter_Peeler dateOfBirth "1887-08-09".
- Walter_Peeler dateOfDeath "1968-05-23".
- Walter_Peeler deathDate "1968-05-23".
- Walter_Peeler deathPlace "South Caulfield, Victoria, Australia".
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- Walter_Peeler laterwork "Custodian of the Shrine of Remembrance".
- Walter_Peeler name "Peeler, Walter".
- Walter_Peeler name "Walter "Wally" Peeler".
- Walter_Peeler placeOfBirth "Barker's Creek, Victoria, Australia".
- Walter_Peeler placeOfDeath "Caulfield, Victoria, Australia".
- Walter_Peeler rank Warrant_officer.
- Walter_Peeler serviceyears "1916".
- Walter_Peeler serviceyears "1940".
- Walter_Peeler shortDescription "Australian Victoria Cross recipient".
- Walter_Peeler description "Australian Victoria Cross recipient".
- Walter_Peeler description "Australian Victoria Cross recipient".
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