Gunner

Lyle Joseph Petersen

Conflict: 
WW2
Additional Information: 

Son of Julius August Petersen and Jessi Petersen, of Masterton, Wellington, New Zealand.

References:
  • CWGC
NZ WAR GRAVES

Public Contributions:

On 15th April, 1941, while defending the Servia Pass against German forces, C Troop of 31st Anti-Tank Battery was detached to support 20 Battalion in positions on the left overlooking the village of ... Read More

Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
20899
Name:
Lyle Joseph Petersen
Rank: 
Gunner
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
Mr A.J. Petersen (father), 6 Casel Street, Masterton, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
C/o Marquis Hotel, Carterton, New Zealand
Occupation on Enlistment:
Tyre vulcanizer
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
New Zealand Artillery

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Not known
Date of Death:
14 April 1941
Day of Death:
Monday
Age at Death: 
23
Conflict: 
WW2

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force (2NZEF), 2nd Echelon

Text in italics supplied by Cenotaph Online, Auckland War Memorial Museum

Cemetery

Cemetery: 
Cemetery Reference: 
Face 13.
Cemetery Location: 
Greece
Lyle Joseph Petersen
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