Historical information

.2 & .3) these are issued to next of kin of soldiers who never returned from the Great War. Refer Cat No’s 1794, 1791.2, 1792P. Walter was from Bendigo Victoria and enlisted in NZ.

Physical description

.1) Certificate re the award of "Mention in Despatches" to Lce-Cpl W Peake in a gilded wood frame.
.2) Memorial Scroll re W Peake. Parchment paper with Coat of Arms at the top, the text is standard for all Scrolls with space at the bottom for individual names. Mounted in a wood frame with a section at the bottom for more details.
.3) Memorial letter from the King on cream coloured paper, red coat of arms at the top, text is standard for all these letters. Mounted in a wood frame.

Inscriptions & markings

.1) "New Zealand Force, No 6/1688 Lce-Cpl W Peake, 1st Bn Canterbury R"
.2) "Cpl Walter Peake Canterbury Inf Regt N.Z.E.F". "Died of Wounds 1.6.1917"
.3) " Buckingham Palace, George I"