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PETERSEN, Charles Henry
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 5087 |
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| Enlisted: | 24 October 1916, Brisbane |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 41st Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia, 18 May 1897 |
| Home Town: | Toowoomba, Toowoomba, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Rangeville State School, Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia |
| Occupation: | Cabinet Maker |
| Died: | Natural causes, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 18 June 1963, aged 66 years |
| Cemetery: |
Mount Thompson Memorial Gardens & Crematorium, Queensland Cremated - Columbarium 12, Section 13. |
| Memorials: | Toowoomba Roll of Honour WW1 |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 24 Oct 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5087, 31st Infantry Battalion, Brisbane | |
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| 14 Jun 1917: | Embarked Private, 5087, 31st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Hororata, Sydney | |
| 14 Jun 1917: | Involvement Private, 5087, 31st Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: '' | |
| 27 Dec 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 41st Infantry Battalion | |
| 30 Mar 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 5087, 41st Infantry Battalion, German Spring Offensive 1918, 1st Battle of Morlancourt, near Sailly-le-Sec, GSW left thigh (dangerous) - left leg amputated at thigh. | |
| 5 Jan 1919: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 5087, 41st Infantry Battalion, HT Kanowna, London for invaliding to Australia - disembarking Sydney 9 March 1919, then by train to Brisbane arriving 17 March 1919. | |
| 20 Sep 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 5087, 41st Infantry Battalion |
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