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Charles Frederick Hammond PETERSON

Regimental number1726
Date of birth15 October 1887
Place of birthStansbury, South Australia
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
AddressStansbury, South Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation28
Next of kinMother, Mrs Mary Ann Peterson, Stansbury, South Australia
Enlistment date29 February 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name50th Battalion, 2nd Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/67/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A60 Aeneas on 11 April 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll50th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 23 June 1919
Medals

Military Medal


Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 219
Date: 20 December 1917

Family/military connectionsBrother: 1794 Sergeant Walter Roland Hammond PETERSON, 10th Bn, returned to Australia, 9 March 1919.
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals:Military Medal, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death30 June 1975
Age at death87
Place of burialCurramulka Cemetery, South Australia

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