242603 Pte. William Peet British Army 2nd Battalion Royal Scots from:Nottingham (d.26th September 1917) William Peet was my father's half-brother (my father would have been 7 at the time of his death) and he was enlisted into the Army Reserve on 10th December 1915 and was mobilized into the 3rd Battalion, Sherwood Foresters on 5th of February 1916. On 14th April 1916 he was further posted to Royal Scots. After having 3 days leave from 9th to 12th September 1916 he returned to his unit for a short period before being "released for farm work" on 20th December 1916.
He rejoined on 2nd February 1917 and it is recorded that he embarked Folkstone to Bolougne on 5th of June 1917 to join 20th Infantry Base Unit. He joined 2nd Battalion (B Company we believe) Royal Scots and was killed in action on 26th September 1917 - we believe during the advance on Hill 40 as part of the first day of the Battle of Polygon Wood.
William has no known grave but is one of the 33,000 plus remembered on the Memorial Wall at Tyne Cot Cemetery, Zonnebeke.
Whilst the younger members of my father's family new nothing of William until a few years ago, my brother, me and our spouses have been to Tyne Cot 4 times previously to pay our respects to an uncle we never had an opportunity to know. On 26th September 2017 we shall be attending the dawn service at Polygon Wood, leaving a Poppy Wreath to commemorate the centenary of his death and attending the Menin Gate Last Post Ceremony that evening. Respect.
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