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John Sydney Wroughton Pegus (1879 - 1939)

John Sydney Wroughton Pegus
Born in Hobart, Tasmania, Australiamap
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Husband of — married 14 Oct 1909 in Burnie, Tasmania, Australiamap
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Died at age 60 in Burnie, Tasmania, Australiamap
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Biography

John was born in 1879. He is the son of Montagu Pegus and Jessie Anderson. [1]

Advocate (Burnie, Tas. : 1890 - 1954) Tuesday 26 December 1939

The death occurred suddenly at his residence, North Terrace, Burnie, in the early hours of Sunday morning, of Mr. John Sydney Wroughton Pegus, at the age of 6O years. The late Mr. Pegus, who was well known in the town, and surrounding districts, was born at Hobart, and was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Montague Pegus. He lived in Hobart for about ten years, going from there to Rosegarland East Coast. From there he moved to Sulphur Creek, where he enlisted for the South African war. After a short stay at Yolla he went to Burnie about 20 years ago. He was a member of the Burnie Masonic Lodge. He leaves a widow; two daughters, Eileen (Mrs. L. Brumby, Burnie) and Beryl (Mrs. J. Cathro, Devonport); and two sons, Messrs. Lloyd (Upper Burnie) and Douglas (Burnie) ; a brother, Mr. W. S. Pegus (Burnie), and two half-sisters, Mrs. M. Nicholls (Sydney) and Miss D. Lade (Sydney).
John Pegus is an Anzac who served in the Boer War.

John, service number 2032 was a Bugler in the Boer War and he was with the 3rd Battalion Australian Commonwealth Horse.

John died at the age of 60 on 24 December 1939 in Burnie,, Tasmania, Australia. He was buried in the Wivenhoe General Cemetery, Burnie.[2]

Sources

  1. ↑ Entered by Kairen Brooke-Anderson, Wednesday, December 18, 2013.
  2. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/174795870/john-sidney_wroughton-pegus: accessed 23 October 2022), memorial page for Bugler John Sidney Wroughton Pegus (1 Feb 1879–24 Dec 1939), Find A Grave: Memorial #174795870, citing Wivenhoe General Cemetery, Burnie, Burnie City, Tasmania, Australia; Maintained by Kairen Brooke-Anderson (contributor 48337515) .
  • Australia, Electoral Rolls, 1903-1980
  • Australia, Marriage Index, 1788-1950
  • Tasmania, Australia, Index to Birth Notices in The Mercury, 1854-1930




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