Private
Victor
Morley Peter
(Peter)
Dawe
Born in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom
Ancestors 
Son of William Dawe
and Emma Rosina (Bolt) Dawe
Brother of
Cyril Thomas Dawe, Leslie Gordon Dawe, Kathleen Irene (Dawe) Munro and William Norman Robert Dawe
Died
at about age 18
in Anzio, Italy
Profile last modified
| Created 12 Nov 2016
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Peter Dawe was born in England.
Biography
Private Peter Dawe was Killed in Action during World War I.
Victor was born in 1926.[1] He was the son of William Dawe and Emma Bolt.
Sadly Victor's mother passed away in 1928 when he was only about a year old. He and his four siblings were separated, and Victor was brought up by family members on his mother's side. Most of his siblings emigrated from England to New Zealand.
When World War II broke out he enlisted, serving in the North Staffordshire Regiment "B" Coy., 2nd Battalion. As 18 was the minimum age for enlistment in the British Army he must have lied about his age when he joined up.
Tragically he was Killed in Action on 22 January 1944 in Anzio, Italy. He was just 17 years of age.
Burial
Anzio War Cemetery, Anzio, Città Metropolitana di Roma Capitale, Lazio, Italy Plot: I, L, 1.[2]
Inscription:
HE CONSIDERED IT AN HONOUR TO BE ALLOWED TO FIGHT FOR HIS COUNTRY
Sources
- ↑ "England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV3F-5V9X : 2 October 2014), Morley V Dawe, 1926; from "England & Wales Births, 1837-2006,"
- ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56507410/victor-morley_peter-dawe), memorial page for Pvt Victor Morley Peter Dawe (1926–22 Jan 1944), Find a Grave Memorial ID 56507410, citing Anzio War Cemetery, Anzio, Città Metropolitana di Roma Capitale, Lazio, Italy ; Maintained by lindylou631 (contributor 49254308)
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Categories: Killed in Action, United Kingdom, World War I
Apparently he joined the army at age 15, clearly lied about his age. I asked my uncle, Peters older brother who severed in the British Navy in WW2 how he Peter was allowed by his father to join up, reply was that my Grandfather who also served in the British army (from 1891 started at age 12 as a drummer boy, ended up as a Captain) that it was ok, unbelievably in today's times.
I have been told it was a land mine, while landing at Peter Beach, Anzio, that killed Peter and possibly 3 others on 22 January 1944, thank you for sharing the information and photos
Andy NZ
edited by Andy Munro