Arthur Peuchen

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Arthur Peuchen

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==Early life==
==Early life==
Peuchen was born in [[Montreal]], [[Canada East]] in 1859 to father Godfrey E. Peuchen and mother Eliza E. Clarke. His maternal grandfather managed the London, Brighton and South Coast Railway{{Cite web |last=Hustak |first=Alan |date=2005 |title=Peuchen, Arthur Godfrey |url=https://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/peuchen_arthur_godfrey_15E.html |access-date=November 16, 2025 |website=Dictionary of Canadian Biography, vol. 15 (1921-1930)}}. He was educated in private schools, and moved to Toronto in 1871.{{Cite book|last=Hustak|first=Alan|title=Titanic- the Canadian Story|publisher=Véhicule Press|year=1998|isbn=9781550651133|location=Montreal, Canada|pages=43}}
Peuchen was born in [[Montreal]], [[Canada East]] in 1859 to Godfrey E. Peuchen, an immigrant from [[Westphalia]], and Eliza E. Clarke, an immigrant from England. His maternal grandfather managed the London, Brighton and South Coast Railway{{Cite web |last=Hustak |first=Alan |date=2005 |title=Peuchen, Arthur Godfrey |url=https://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/peuchen_arthur_godfrey_15E.html |access-date=November 16, 2025 |website=Dictionary of Canadian Biography, vol. 15 (1921-1930)}}. He was educated in private schools, and moved to Toronto in 1871.{{Cite book|last=Hustak|first=Alan|title=Titanic- the Canadian Story|publisher=Véhicule Press|year=1998|isbn=9781550651133|location=Montreal, Canada|pages=43}}{{cite web |last1=Brewster |first1=Hugh |title=Major Peuchen's Predicament: The inaction of a man of action |url=https://www.encyclopedia-titanica.org/major-peuchens-predicament.html |website=[[Encyclopedia Titanica]] |access-date=26 April 2026}}


At 17, he joined the militia regiment of [[The Queen's Own Rifles of Canada]], and in 1888 was promoted second lieutenant. He was subsequently promoted captain and then sergeant. Peuchen moved up the ranks, and in 1911 was marshalling officer at the [[coronation of King George V and Queen Mary]].
At 17, he joined the militia regiment of [[The Queen's Own Rifles of Canada]], and in 1888 was promoted second lieutenant. He was subsequently promoted captain and then sergeant. Peuchen moved up the ranks, and in 1911 was marshalling officer at the [[coronation of King George V and Queen Mary]].
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