Private Peter McBride

Private Peter McBride

Private Peter McBride (OW1908), son of Peter McBride (1876), Agent-General for Victoria, was killed in action in France on 1 July, aged 21 years. At the outbreak of the war he enlisted in the ranks of the British Army without waiting for a commission, and joined the York and Lancaster Regiment.

First year at Wesley 1908
Personal information Eldest son of Agent-General for Victoria in the United Kingdom
Date enlisted 11/09/1914
Unit enlisted York and Lancashire Regiment - Service Number 12/183
Service details First day of Somme offensive, attacking towards the village of Serre
Date of death 01/07/1916 - 21 years of age
Unit details 12th Battalion (Sheffield) York and Lancashire Regiment
Cemetery/Memorial place Thiepval Memorial - Pier and Face 14A
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