Arthur George PETTERD MM

PETTERD, Arthur George

Service Number: 6619
Enlisted: 3 July 1916, Claremont, Tasmania
Last Rank: Corporal
Last Unit: 12th Infantry Battalion
Born: Hobart, Tasmania, 29 April 1882
Home Town: Hobart, Tasmania
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Builder
Died: Natural causes, Chelsea, Victoria, 29 August 1949, aged 67 years
Cemetery: Not yet discovered
Memorials: Hobart Roll of Honour, Victorian Garden of Remembrance
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World War 1 Service

3 Jul 1916: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6619, Claremont, Tasmania
20 Oct 1917: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 6619, 12th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Lincoln embarkation_ship_number: A17 public_note: ''
20 Oct 1917: Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 6619, 12th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Port Lincoln, Melbourne
11 Aug 1918: Honoured Military Medal, "The Last Hundred Days", For initiative and leadership during the attack near Lihons. He lead his machine gun section with splendid bravery and initiative. Seeing a gap on the flank to which the enemy were making he rushed his section forward and inflicted heavy casualties.
4 Dec 1919: Discharged AIF WW1, Corporal, 6619, 12th Infantry Battalion

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