PETERSON, William Cuthbert
(Service number 7/1885)
| First Rank | Trooper | Last Rank | Sergeant |
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Birth
| Date | 26/06/1894 | Place of Birth | Dunedin, New Zealand |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | 1 Waverley Street, Dunedin, New Zealand | ||
| Occupation | Station packer | ||
| Previous Military Experience | 4th Regiment | ||
| Marital Status | Single | ||
| Next of Kin | Mrs Ada Masters (sister), Public Trust Office, Wellington, New Zealand | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | 8th Reinforcements | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | Canterbury Mounted Rifles | ||
| Date | 13 November 1915 | ||
| Transport | Willochra or Tofua | ||
| Embarked From | Wellington, New Zealand | Destination | |
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Military Awards
| Campaigns | Egypt 1915, 1916; Western European 1916, 1917 | ||
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| Service Medals | 1914-1915 Star; British War Medal (1914-1920); Victory Medal | ||
Award Circumstances and Date
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Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 30 November 1917 | Age | |
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| Place of Death | Ypres, Belgium | ||
| Cause | Killed in action | ||
| Memorial or Cemetery | Hooge Crater Cemetery, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium | ||
| New Zealand Memorials | On Memorial wall, Timaru; Geraldine War Memorial | ||
Biographical Notes
William Cuthbert Peterson was the second son and second youngest of six children born to John Anton Peterson (born Johan Anton Persson immigrated to New Zealand from Sweden at age 26 years), and Ada Isabel Peterson (nee Longhurst, born in Walthanstow, England and emigrated with her parents to New Zealand).
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [6 Dec 2013]; Military Record - Archives New Zealand, Wellington Office Item ID R20800975
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