Walter Roland Hammond PETERSON

Regimental number1794
Place of birthStansbury, South Australia
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
AddressStansbury, South Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation24
Next of kinMother, Mrs M A Peterson, Stansbury Yorkes Peninsula, South Australia
Enlistment date22 December 1914
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name10th Battalion, 4th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/27/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A17 Port Lincoln on 1 April 1915
Rank from Nominal RollSergeant
Unit from Nominal Roll10th Battalion
Recommendations (Medals and Awards)

Unspecified


Recommendation date: 16 September 1918

FateReturned to Australia 9 March 1919
Family/military connectionsBrother:1726 Pte Charles Frederick Hammond PETERSON MM, 50th Bn, returned to Australia, 23 June 1919.
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death5 June 1966
Age at death76
Place of burialStansbury Cemetery, South Australia