PETERS, Maitland Hector
(Service number 10/579)
| First Rank | Private | Last Rank | Private |
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Birth
| Date | Unknown | Place of Birth |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | Dannevirke, New Zealand | ||
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| Marital Status | Single | ||
| Next of Kin | William Peters, Carey's Bay, Port Chalmers, New Zealand | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | Main Body | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | Wellington Infantry Battalion | ||
| Date | 16 October 1914 | ||
| Transport | Limerick or Arawa | ||
| Embarked From | Wellington, New Zealand | Destination | Suez, Egypt |
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| Last Unit Served With | Wellington Infantry Battalion | ||
Military Awards
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Award Circumstances and Date
No information
Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 11 June 1915 | Age | |
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| Place of Death | Gallipoli, Turkey | ||
| Cause | Killed in action | ||
| Memorial or Cemetery | Beach Cemetery, Anzac, Turkey | ||
| New Zealand Memorials | On Memorial wall, Timaru | ||
Biographical Notes
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [31 Dec 2013]; Military Record - Archives New Zealand, Wellington Office Item ID R20801167
External Links
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Researched and Written by
John Sutherland, SC branch NZSG
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