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PETERSEN, Edward Victor
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 11886 |
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| Enlisted: | 3 November 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd Divisional Ammunition Column |
| Born: | Poowong East, Victoria, Australia, 29 August 1890 |
| Home Town: | Foster, South Gippsland, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Contractor |
| Died: | Cardiac Arrest, Korumburra, Victoria, Australia, 30 May 1949, aged 58 years |
| Cemetery: |
Korumburra Civil Cemetery, Victoria |
| Memorials: |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 3 Nov 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, 11886, 4th Divisional Ammunition Column | |
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| 28 Jan 1916: | Involvement Gunner, 11886, 4th Field Artillery Brigade, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Themistocles embarkation_ship_number: A32 public_note: '' | |
| 28 Jan 1916: | Embarked Gunner, 11886, 4th Field Artillery Brigade, HMAT Themistocles, Melbourne | |
| 19 Mar 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 11886, 2nd Divisional Ammunition Column, AFC / RFC operations Western Front / Middle East | |
| 15 May 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 11886, 2nd Divisional Ammunition Column |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Val Stevens
Vic grew up in Poowong East, then moved to Amy's Track, Foster where he was living when he enlisted.
Following his discharge he applied for Soldier Settlement Land and was granted land at Korumburra. In September 1920 he married Elizabeth Ann Oram. The family had two sons and one daughter.
Vic was aged 58 when he died of a heart attack at home at Korumburra.
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