Maitland Hector PETERS

Regimental number10/579
Date of birth6 February 1888
Place of birthPort Chalmers
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
AddressDannevirke
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation26.6
Height5' 7.5"
Weight160 lbs
Next of kinFather, William Peters, Carey's Bay, Port Chalmers
Previous military servicePort Chalmers Navals (4 years, left district)
Enlistment date21 August 1914
Place of enlistmentMasterton
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Wellington Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 10 Arawa on 16 October 1914
Final rankPrivate
Final unitWellington Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 11 June 1915
Age at death from cemetery records27
Place of burialBeach Cemetery (Plot I, Row K, Grave No 11), Gallipoli, Turkey
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records		Parents: William and Elizabeth Peters, Carey's Bay, Port Chalmers
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Embarked Wellington, 16 October 1914; disembarked Alexandria, Egypt, 3 December 1914.

Found guilty, 28 February 1915, of being absent from camp from 2200 hours, 26 February 1915, until 1000 hours, 28 February 1915: awarded 3 days' detention.

Found guilty, 1 March 1915, of an unspecified charge: awarded 120 hours' detention and forfeits 2 days' pay.

Found guilty, 14 March 1915, of being absent form Tattoo Roll Call: charge dismissed.

Embarked Alexandria with unit to join the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force (Gallipoli Campaign), 12 April 1915.

Wounded in action, date not stated (gunshot wound, abdomen).

Died of wounds, No.18 Casualty Clearing Station, Dardanelles, 11 June 1915.

Total war service: 295 days (of which 262 were abroad).

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Infantry Batln/Main Body
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 20800814