Harold Rylah Peart (SN 3262) born at Majorca, was a 21 year old teacher at Ballarat’s Pleasant Street State School when he enlisted in Ballarat on March 4th 1915. Allotted to the 6th Field Ambulance, he embarked on June 4th and sailed to Egypt before reaching Gallipoli in late August. After Gallipoli he was moved to France in March 1916 then a month later he was transferred to the 4th Field Artillery Brigade as a bombardier. In November 1917 he was wounded in action, gassed, and evacuated to hospital in England. After the fighting ceased, he returned to Australia aboard the Margha, disembarked at Melbourne on March 5th 1919 and was discharged on April 27th.

His brother Frank also served in the AIF and is honoured with a tree in the Avenue.