John George PETERSON

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Service Numbers:	v, 39
Enlisted:	17 August 1914, Enlisted at Melbourne
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	5th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Ballarat, Victoria, Australia, 1885
Home Town:	Geelong, Greater Geelong, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 25 April 1915
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave Panel 25, Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing

17 Aug 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, v, 5th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne
21 Oct 1914:	Involvement Private, 39, 5th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Orvieto embarkation_ship_number: A3 public_note: ''
21 Oct 1914:	Embarked Private, 39, 5th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Orvieto, Melbourne

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At the time of enlistment he was residing with Mrs Newman of Wychitella

Next of kin given as his brother W.G. Peterson of 'Anakie', Church Street, Geelong, Victoria

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

At the time of enlistment he was residing with Mrs Newman of Wychitella

Next of kin given as his brother W.G. Peterson of 'Anakie', Church Street, Geelong, Victoria

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal