Obituary for D Peck

Dave Peck died on 17 August 2009. He was a founder member of the Malaya Veterans Association, whose 50th Anniversary Reunion is printed elsewhere in this Journal. The Malaya Vets were members of 1st Bn 3rd East Anglian Regiment who served there from September 1959 to March 1962. Dave was a member of the Battalion’s MMG (Vickers) Platoon and had just completed his cadre on the gun when he went to Malaya. He was one of 16 machine gunners who trained as Dog Handlers for their tour. He loved the role and still remembered his dog 50 years on. Known as the ‘Little’un’, he was a small man with a big heart and fought long and hard against his illness. He will be missed by many.

PWK