Private Peat

Harold Reginald Peat (1893-1960) was a Canadian soldier and author. Born in Jamaica, and emigrated to Toronto with his mother, Peat was educated privately and at boarding school in Kingston, Jamaica. Private Peat (1917) was a memoir of his World War I experiences serving as a private in the 3rd Battalion of the First Canadian Contingent. He was a contributor to various magazines. Peat ran a Speakers Bureau in New York before WWII. He retired to Jamaica after WWII. Peat renamed Dry Harbor to Discovery Bay, St. Ann's Parish, Jamaica. His other works include Inexcusable Lie (1923).