PETERSON, William John
| Service Number: | 458 |
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| Enlisted: | 13 April 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 26th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Taroom, Queensland, Australia, 9 May 1881 |
| Home Town: | Westwood, Rockhampton, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 17 May 1954, aged 73 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Mount Thompson Memorial Gardens & Crematorium, Queensland |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 13 Apr 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 458, 26th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 24 May 1915: | Involvement Private, 458, 26th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: '' | |
| 24 May 1915: | Embarked Private, 458, 26th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ascanius, Brisbane | |
| 11 Apr 1916: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 458, 26th Infantry Battalion |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Claude McKelvey
William John Petersen was born on 9 May 1881 at Taroom, Queensland, a son to Christian Petersen and Carolina Amelia Petersen (nee Andersen). When he enlisted in 1901 in the 6th QIB he noted his N.O.K. as his mother Mrs. C. Petersen, Westwood, Qld. When he enlisted again in 1915 for WW1 he noted his N.O.K. as his mother Mrs. C. Petersen, Rockhampton.
He served in both the South African (Boer) War and WW1. First service was as a Private S.N. 158, 6th Queensland Imperial Bushmen, Boer War. Second service was as a Private S.N. 458 in the 26th Infantry Battalion AIF, WW1.
(sources- AWM Boer War Nominal Roll, Murray p. 513; National Archives Australia- WW1 service record).
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