PETERS, Frederick William
| Service Number: | NX46385 |
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| Enlisted: | 8 July 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/17th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Kurri Kurri, New South Wales, Australia, 6 July 1914 |
| Home Town: | Kurri Kurri, Cessnock, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Jivevaneng, New Guinea, 10 October 1943, aged 29 years |
| Cemetery: |
Lae War Cemetery Cemetery/memorial reference: BB. C. 3., Lae War Cemetery, Lae, Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Kurri Kurri War Memorial |
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Private, NX46385 | |
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| 8 Jul 1940: | Enlisted Private, NX46385 | |
| 8 Jul 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, NX46385, 2nd/17th Infantry Battalion | |
| 23 Oct 1942: | Involvement Private, NX46385, 2nd/17th Infantry Battalion, El Alamein | |
| 9 Oct 1943: | Involvement Private, NX46385, 2nd/17th Infantry Battalion, New Guinea - Huon Peninsula / Markham and Ramu Valley /Finisterre Ranges Campaigns, KIA |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Jeffrey Crisdale
"After the loss of the Knoll, the enemy had fled into the jungle to the south of the feature but were soon reorganised and mounted the first counter-attack against 10 Pl, preceded by bugle calls, whistles and yells. Before the first attack was defeated the enemy had come within 20 yds of 10 and 11 Pls with a shower of grenades and snipers' bullets from the dense undergrowth. During this attack, Pte Peters was killed by a sniper from close quarters, where he effectively manned a Bren gun in a weapon pit at least 15 feet ahead of the other members of his Section. After dusk, an attempt was made by Ptes Meredith and Brown to recover Pte Peter's body without success when Pte Brown also was killed by a sniper's bullet fired from very close range."
[Source publication: "A History of 2/17 Australian Infantry Battalion 1940-45"]