ANZAC Heroes | Great War 1914 – 1918

Bunbury – Wellington District Western Australia

PEDRETTI, Peter

PEDRETTI, Peter

Full Name: Peter

PEDRETTI

Date of Birth: 02

–

1890

Place of birth: Brusio

Switzerland

Occupation: Teamster

Address: Greenbushes WA

Next of Kin: Father-Mick Pedretti

Next of Kin Address: Brusio Canton Engione Switzerland

Religion: Roman Catholic

Service Number: 5405

Rank: Private

Unit/Division: 16th Battalion

Enlistment Date: 1916-01-03

Enlistment Location: Blackboy Hill

WA

Embarkation Port:

Embarkation Date: 1916-04-17

Embarkation Ship:

Disembarkation Port:

Disembarkation Date: 1916-05-14

Locations Served:

,

Returned: No

Discharge Date:

Cause of Death: KIA

Date of Death:

Place of Death: Pozieres, France

Age at Death: 26

Burial Location: inscription Villers Brettoneux Memorial-No known grave

7/01/1916-To 41 Depot as Private
1/04/1916-To 16th Battalion 17th Reinforcements
14/06/1916-Disembarked Marseilles France ex Alexandria
19/07/1916-Joined 16th Battalion in the field France ex Base Depot Etaples
10/08/1916-Reported MISSING IN ACTION France
10/08/1916-Reported KILLED IN ACTION Pozieres, France ( Court of Enquiry Held – 4/04/1917 ).

SERVICE MEDALS AWARDED

British War Medal No. 37267

Victory Medal No. 36966

Memorial Plaque/Scroll No. 324946.

 

MEMORIAL INSCRIPTIONS

Dardanup War Memorial WA

Greenbushes War Memorial WA

Australian War Memorial Canberra ACT Panel No. 80

Villers-Brettoneux War Memorial France.