Regimental number | 396 |
Place of birth | Minlaton South Australia |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Farmer |
Address | Minlaton, South Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 22 |
Next of kin | Mrs M R Peterson, Minlaton, Yorks Peninsula, South Australia |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 13th Light Horse Regiment, B Squadron |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/18/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board Transport A34 Persic on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 1st Light Horse Regiment |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Age at death from cemetery records | 24 |
Place of burial | Hooge Crater Cemetery (Plot III, Row A, Grave No. 10), Zillebeke, Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 2 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: William and Mary PETERSON, Minlaton, South Australia |
Family/military connections | Brothers: 1724 Corporal James Roy PETERSON, 22nd Bn, killed in action, 3 May 1917; 2213 Corporal Archibald Moyes PETERSON, 27th Bn, returned to Australia, 15 September 1918. |
Other details |
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |