William PETERSEN

Regimental number23/879
AddressDuke Street, Cambridge
Marital statusSingle
Next of kinMother, Mrs F Davies, Leamington, Cambridge
Rank on embarkationRifleman
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 1st Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, C Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board Mauganui on 10 October 1915
Final rankRifleman
Final unit1st Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade
FateKilled in Action 13 September 1916
Place of burialThistle Dump Cemetery (Row A, Grave No 14), High Wood, Longueval, France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Mother: Mrs Florence Davies, Cambridge
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: C Company/1st NZRB Surname entered as PETERSON on Nominal Roll.