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PETERS, Ronald Albert
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 160 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 1 June 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 50th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Perth, Western Australia, 10 May 1897 |
| Home Town: | Adelaide, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Clerk |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 13 August 1918, aged 21 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Unley Wayville Honor Roll, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 1 Jun 1915: | Enlisted | |
|---|---|---|
| 18 Nov 1915: | Involvement Corporal, 160, 32nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Geelong embarkation_ship_number: A2 public_note: '' | |
| 18 Nov 1915: | Embarked Corporal, 160, 32nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Geelong, Adelaide | |
| 13 Aug 1918: | Involvement Corporal, 160, 50th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 160 awm_unit: 50 Battalion awm_rank: Corporal awm_died_date: 1918-08-13 |
Personal Stories
13th August
Ronald and three others were killed by a shell early in the morning having breakfast
in a trench, they were buried on the trench parapet.
Only one has a grave (at Bronfay Farm) Arthur Evely
One was blown to bits.
Sidney Ness died on 12th Aug and was also buried at the same spot, he is in Bronfay with two unknown soldiers next to him, possibly Ronald Peters and Colin McLean who were killed by that shell
Submitted 26 May 2025 by Rod Jonasson
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