Hans Victor (Vic) PETERSEN

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Service Number:	662
Enlisted:	6 December 1915
Last Rank:	Lieutenant
Last Unit:	42nd Infantry Battalion
Born:	Freestone, Queensland, Australia, 25 July 1895
Home Town:	Warwick, Southern Downs, Queensland
Occupation:	Student
Died:	Killed In Action, France, 24 August 1918, aged 23 years
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God"
Memorials:	Brisbane 42nd Infantry Battalion AIF Roll of Honour, Freestone Honour Roll, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France), Warwick War Memorial

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6 Dec 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 662
5 Jun 1916:	Involvement Sergeant, 662, 42nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Borda embarkation_ship_number: A30 public_note: ''
5 Jun 1916:	Embarked Sergeant, 662, 42nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Borda, Sydney
28 Oct 1916:	Promoted Australian Army (Post WW2), Second Lieutenant, 42nd Infantry Battalion
8 Feb 1917:	Wounded Australian Army (Post WW2), Lieutenant, 42nd Infantry Battalion, Wounded in Action, remaining on duty.
28 Jul 1917:	Promoted Australian Army (Post WW2), Lieutenant, 42nd Infantry Battalion
5 Jul 1918:	Wounded Australian Army (Post WW2), Second Lieutenant, 42nd Infantry Battalion, Rejoined unit on the 23rd of July 1918.
24 Aug 1918:	Involvement Lieutenant, 42nd Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: awm_unit: 42nd Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Lieutenant awm_died_date: 1918-08-24

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