Peter HANNAY

Birthplace
Tenterfield NSW
Resided
Toowoomba
Occupation
Labourer
Enlisted
01-September-1914
Place
Toowoomba
Age
29
Status
Single
Service No
2314
Rank
Private
Unit
3rd Field Artillery Brigade, 7th Battery
Embarked
25-November-1914
Place
Brisbane
Active Service
Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front
Highest rank
Driver
Honours and Awards
No
Fate
How Died
Died of wounds
Date
21-August-1916
Place
Albert, France
Cemetery or Memorial
Warloy-Baillon Communal Cemetery Extension, France
Notes

Brother of 1085 Private Ralph Maxwell Hannay and 5605 Private John Henry Fitzpatrick Hannay (not on Roll of Honour).

 

Peter Hannay arrived in Egypt in January 1915. Following service at Gallipoli his unit trained in Egypt before proceeding to France in late-March 1916. In August he was wounded in action near Albert, France and taken to the 3rd Australian Field Ambulance where he died the same day.