Peter Alston PETERSON

Regimental number3638
Place of birthSydney New South Wales
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationGroom
AddressSydney, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation19
Next of kinFather, J Peterson, Callan Park, Balmain, New South Wales
Enlistment date12 September 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name20th Battalion, 8th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/37/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A60 Aeneas on 20 December 1915
Rank from Nominal RollLance Corporal
Unit from Nominal Roll56th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 1 September 1918
Place of burialPeronne Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot III, Row B, Grave No. I), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
162
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal