Peter joined the army in 1987 and was posted to 3 RAR, where he spent his early years. He was discharged in 1995, re-enlisted in 2000 and then posted to C CDO Coy, 4 CDO. After completing his CDO reinforcement cycle, he was assigned to D Coy for deployment to East Timor in 2001.‍

In 2002 Peter was one of the founding members of TAG-E and spent many years as the MOE & Demolitions master within the unit. He was discharged again in late 2005 and began contracting in Iraq and Afghanistan. He re-enlisted in 2010 and was posted to CDO Trg Wng, SFTC and then to D CDO Coy, 2 CDO Regt in 2012, where he was deployed to Afghanistan in mid-2012 and Iraq in 2016.

Peter’s honours and awards include:

• AASM with Cambodia
• East Timor & ICAT Clasps
• Afghan Campaign Medal
• ASM with Cambodia & CT/SR Clasps,
• OSM – Middle East, DFLSM with 2 Clasps
• ADM, UNTAC & UNTAET Medals
• NATO Medal with ISAF Clasp,
• Infantry Combat Badge
• Returned from Active Service Badge
• Operational Service Badge

Sergeant Peter Cafe passed away on the 6th February 2017, leaving behind his wife, Gwen, and four children, Ashleigh, Thom, Emily and Lachlan.