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William Ernest PETERSON

Regimental number262
Place of birthCairns Queensland
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationFarm hand
AddressBlackfellows Creek, Edmonton via Cairns, Queensland
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation18
Next of kinBrother, Arthur Peterson, Blackfellows Creek, Edmonton via Cairns, Queensland
Enlistment date10 February 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name41st Battalion, A Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/58/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A64 Demosthenes on 18 May 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll41st Battalion
FateKilled in Action 11 July 1917
Place of burialMessines Ridge British Cemetery (Plot V, Row C, Grave No. 48), Belgium
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
134
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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