Regimental number | 24/881 |
Place of birth | Masterton, Wellington |
True Name | PETERSEN, Richard Walter |
Address | 43 Church Street West, Palmerston North |
Marital status | Single |
Next of kin | Father, Richard Otto Petersen, 5 Wilson Street, Hawera |
Rank on embarkation | Rifleman |
Enlistment status | Volunteer |
Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 2nd Battalion, C Company |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 31 Tahiti on |
Final rank | Rifleman |
Final unit | 2nd Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Age at death from cemetery records | 18 |
Place of burial | No known grave |
Commemoration details | Caterpillar Valley (New Zealand) Memorial, Longueval, France |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Otto Richard and Amelia Petersen, 111 Somme Parade, Wanganui |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: C Company/2nd NZRB |
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