| Regimental number | 5094 |
| Place of birth | Copenhagen, Denmark |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Telephone line operator |
| Address | Hurd Street, Portland, Victoria |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age at embarkation | 38 |
| Next of kin | Wife, Mrs Kate Petersen, Hurd Street, Portland, Victoria |
| Enlistment date | |
| Rank on enlistment | Sapper |
| Unit name | 2nd Field Company Engineers, Reinforcement 13 |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 14/21/3 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A35 Berrima on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Corporal |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 4th Divisional Signal Company |
| Recommendations (Medals and Awards) |
Military Medal Recommendation date: |
| Fate | Returned to Australia |
| Medals |
Military Medal 'For conspicuous bravery on night of 11th/12th October, 1917, near ZONNEBEKE, when the buried cable route connecting both Brigades in line to Division and also to all their forward positions, was cut by shell fire. Corporal PETERSEN took his party out and found the crater in the dark and in spite of the heavy shelling in the vicinity of SANS SOUCI, where the break was, he stuck to his work all night and succeeded in getting lines through at 5 a.m. in time for the attack at 5.25 a.m., 12th October, 1917. On 19th October, 1917, Corporal PETERSEN was in charge of laying the cable for a new buried route at MOULIN FARM, when he was badly wounded in the arm, but remained on duty until his work was completed and he was then carried away on a stretcher and evacuated.'
Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 95 Date: |
| Family/military connections | Cousins: 175 Pte Leslie William KING MM, 13th Field Ambulance, died of wounds, 8 May 1918; 171A Pte Wallace Bruce DUNCAN, 2nd Field Ambulance, killed in action, 17 April 1918. |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Medals: Military Medal, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Postal Address:
Po Box 7916
Canberra BC 2610, Australia
Street Address:
Northcott Drive,
Campbell, ACT 2600
