Peter Nisbet was born in the small fishing town of Eyemouth in Scotland on the 14 April 1887 to William and Elizabeth Nisbet (nee Patterson). He was the second son to be named Peter as the first had died not long after birth - he had an elder sister and six younger siblings. The family moved south after the 1891 Census and settled in South Shields living a short distance from St Stephen's Church where Peter enlisted for Short Service in the 22nd (S) Battalion Durham LI (Pioneers) on 8 Dec 1915 at the age of 28. At the time of enlisting Peter was a grocer by trade living with his parents and two younger brothers and two sisters - another brother and two sisters were living close by. After enlisting he went into training and was mobilised as a Private on the 24 Feb 1916 and posted on the 29th. Peter left Southampton on 16 June to go into battle in France and arrived the following day (17 June 1916) - his Military History Sheet reads Home from 8 Dec 1915 to 15 Jun 1916 - total of 191 days; France from 16 Jun to 1 Aug 1916 - total of 47 days - he served his country for a total of 238 days. On 1 August 1916 Peter was killed in action aged 29 and is buried in a grave located in the British Cemetery, Vermelles, (Plot: III. L. 3).Pas-de-Calais, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France. His name is also on a plaque inside St Stephen & St Aidan's Church - 1914 TO THE UNCONQUERED 1918. He was awarded the Victory Medal and the British Medal. He would have been my father's uncle but unfortunately he died before he was born.

Cynthia Kent