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Arthur PETERS

Regimental number3746
Place of birthAldgate South Australia
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
AddressAldgate, South Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation18
Next of kinMother, Mrs E Peters, Aldgate, South Australia
Enlistment date17 August 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name16th Battalion, 12th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/33/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board RMS Malwa on 2 December 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll49th Battalion
FateDied of wounds 21 August 1916
Age at death from cemetery records19
Place of burialBecourt Military Cemetery (Plot I, Row V, Grave No. 7), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
149
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: William and Ellen PETERS, Aldgate, South Australia
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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