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PETERSON, Edward
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1111 |
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| Enlisted: | 6 January 1915, Enlisted at Port Douglas, QLD |
| Last Rank: | Trooper |
| Last Unit: | 2nd Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Cairns, Queensland, 1889 |
| Home Town: | Hambledon, Cairns, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Gunshot Wound To The Abdomen, 13th Casualty Clearing Station, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 5 November 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
Embarkation Pier Cemetery, Gallipoli.Turkey Special Memorial, Row C, Grave 35 Chaplain K.S. Single officiated Headstone inscription reads: Their glory shall not be blotted out, Embarkation Pier Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey, Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Cairns Cenotaph, Port Douglas Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 6 Jan 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1111, 2nd Light Horse Regiment, Enlisted at Port Douglas, QLD | |
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| 20 Aug 1915: | Involvement Private, 1111, 2nd Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '1' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Shropshire embarkation_ship_number: A9 public_note: '' | |
| 20 Aug 1915: | Embarked Private, 1111, 2nd Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Shropshire, Sydney | |
| 3 Nov 1915: | Involvement Trooper, 1111, 2nd Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1111 awm_unit: 2nd Australian Light Horse Regiment awm_rank: Trooper awm_died_date: 1915-11-03 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Next of kin given as his brother William Peterson of Port Douglas, QLD
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal