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Peter Egerton Warburton was born on the 16 of August 1813 at Arley hall, Northwich, Cheshire, England he was the fourth son of Rowland Warburton.
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From 1829 to 1831 then he went to the Royal Indian Military Collage, Addiscombe,
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Peter graduated universtity and joined the royal Native Infantry Battalion, Bombay army.
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Peter married Alicia Mant of Bath
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Peter retired as assistant adjutant-general with the rank of major.
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In 1853 Warburton visited his brother George at Albany, Western Australia, He then ravelled down to adelaide to replace A. Tolmer as commissioner of police on 8 December.
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Peter left adelaide with his son richard and J. Lewis It was financed and provided with seventeen camels and six months supplies.
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Peters crew left Alice Springs in April 1873, they endured long periods of extreme heat with little water, and survived only by killing the camels for meat.
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They reached the Oakover River with Warburton strapped to a camel, he had become blind in one of his eyes.
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In 1874 Warburton travelled back to england for 6 weeks, while there he recieved the C.M.G award and was given $1000 for his great work that helped the inland explorations of australia.
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Warburton had conquered the Great Sandy Desert and had become the first explorer to cross the country from the centre to the west.
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November 5, 1889 at the age of 78
