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Walter " Wally " Peeler VC, BEM ( 9 August 1887 – 23 May 1968 ) was an Australian recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest award for gallantry " in the face of the enemy " that can be awarded to members of the British and Commonwealth armed forces.

He was decorated following his actions during the Battle of Broodseinde in October 1917.

Then a lance corporal in the Australian Imperial Force, he repeatedly took the lead in the 37th Battalion's advance on well-defended German positions, destroying four machine gun posts and killing more than 30 German soldiers during the battle.