Feb 13, 1893

Born in Victoria, British Columbia to George and Mary (nee Farr) Peacock

Dec 18, 1915

Attested into the 88^th Battalion CEF in Duncan, British Columbia

Ø  Number 180909

Ø  Next of kin given as Mr. George Peacock, father, Spring Rd., Victoria, British Columbia

Ø  Previous occupation given as Cook

Ø  No previous military experience given

Ø  Religion given as Methodist

Ø  Assigned to “B” Company

The battalion trained in the Willows Camp in Victoria, British Columbia

May 23, 1916

Embarked the SS Princess Charlotte in Victoria for Vancouver, where the battalion boarded a CPR train for Halifax

May 31, 1916

Embarked the SS Olympic in Halifax, Nova Scotia

Jun 8, 1916

Disembarked in Liverpool, England and the battalion proceeded to Westenhanger, Kent

Jul 29, 1916

Transferred to the 89^th Battalion and attached to the Brigade Signals Base to continue training

Oct 6, 1916

Transferred to the 97^th Battalion

Oct 30, 1916

Transferred to the 39^th Reserve Battalion in West Sandling and attached to the 3^rd CTB (Canadian Training Battalion) Signals Base to continue training

Jan 4, 1917

Transferred to the newly formed 6^th Reserve Battalion in West Sandling.  Shortly after the formation of the battalion, it moved to Seaford to train reinforcements for the front

Jan 20, 1917

Sentenced to 28 days detention and forfeiture of 28 days pay and allowances for being AWL (Absent Without Leave)

Apr 21, 1917

Transferred to the 21^st Battalion

Apr 22, 1917

Arrived at the CBD (Canadian Base Depot) in the Rouelles Camp, Havre, France as part of a draft of 3,000 reinforcements from England and TOS (Taken On Strength) the 21^st Battalion

May 11, 1917

After leaving the base depot, Private Peacock joined the 2^nd Canadian Entrenching Battalion in Hersin as part of a draft of 34 reinforcements destined to join the 21^st Battalion

Jun 12, 1917

After leaving the entrenching battalion Wallace Peacock joined the 21^st Battalion in billets in Coupigny, France as part of the reinforcements to replace the losses at Vimy Ridge

Aug 18, 1917

While the battalion was defending an enemy counter attack on Hill 70, Private Peacock was instantly killed by a cylindrical stick bomb thrown by an enemy soldier.  In the heat of battle, his identifiable body was never recovered and as such his name is honoured on the Canadian National Vimy Memorial in Vimy Ridge, France for those killed during the war in France and have no known grave

  
Following the war the British War Medal, Victory Medal and Memorial Cross were sent to his mother, Mrs. G. Peacock, P.O. Box 78, Seattle, Washington, USA

 
The Plaque (Dead Man’s Penny) and Scroll were sent to his father, Mr. G. Peacock, at the same address