Rifleman

Richard Walter Petersen

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of Otto Richard and Amelia Petersen, of 111, Somme Parade, Wanganui. Native of Masterton, Wellington.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

Public Contributions:

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Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
24/881
Name:
Richard Walter Petersen
Rank: 
Rifleman
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
Richard Otto Petersen (father), 5 Wilson Street, Hawera, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
43 Church Street West, Palmerston North, New Zealand
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
3 New Zealand (Rifle) Brigade, 2 Battalion, A Company

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Date of Death:
15 September 1916
Day of Death:
Friday
Age at Death: 
18
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
2nd Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
09 October 1915
Transport:

HMNZT 30
HMNZT 31
HMNZT 32
HMNZT 33
HMNZT 34
Vessel:
Maunganui or Tahiti or Aparima or Navua or Warrimoo
Destination:
Suez, Egypt

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Location: 
France
Richard Walter Petersen
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