| Regimental number | 6/4125 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Denmark |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Labourer |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 26.11 |
| Height | 5' 9.5" |
| Weight | 171 lbs |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs M Petersen, Eily Station, Fyn, Denmark |
| Previous military service | Nil |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Trentham |
| Rank on embarkation | Private |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 10th Reinforcements, Canterbury Infantry Regiment, C Company |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board Willochra on |
| Final rank | Private |
| Final unit | 2nd Battalion, Canterbury Infantry Regiment |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 29 |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | Tyne Cot Memorial (New Zealand Apse, Panel No 2), Ieper, Belgium |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Niels F. and Katarine U. Petersen, Smedegade, 27 Middelfurt, Denmark |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Embarked Wellington, 4 March 1916; disembarked Suez, 10 April 1916. Embarked Port Said to join the British Expeditionary Force, France, 13 April 1916. Joined 2nd Bn, Canterbury Infantry Regiment, Armentieres, 18 May 1916. Atached to 1st Australian Tunnelling Company, 19 August 1916. Admitted to 70th Field Ambulance, 8 November 1916 (bronchitis); transferred to to 10th Casualty Clearing Station, 11 November 1916; to 15th Casualty Clearing Station, 13 November 1916; to No 3 Canadian General Hospital, Boulogne, 18 November 1916; to No 7 Convalescent Depot, Boulogne, 1 December 1916; to Base Depot, Etaples, 7 December 1916; rejoined unit, in the field, 31 December 1917. On leave to England, 24 July 1917; rejoined unit from leave, 8 August 1917. Killed in action, 12 October 1917. Buried at Belle Vue Spur by Rev. J.A. LUSH; grave subsequently lost. War service: 1 year 330 days (of which 1 year 223 days was abroad) Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 26, p. 15 Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 20800864 |