Hans Victor (Vic) PETERSEN

PETERSEN, Hans Victor

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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World War 1 Service

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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