William James Petersen 240
- Born: 2 Sep 1891, Wanganella, near Deniliquin, NSW Australia 240
- Died: 13 Jun 1968, St Kilda, Melbourne, Victoria Australia at age 76
Noted events in his life were:
• note. War service with AIF in WWI & WW2, after discharge from service (WW1) given a land grant in Strzelecki Ranges off Ridge Rd, Mirboo North, in Gippsland Victoria. The blocks were set aside on Crown land for returned servicemen and were on heavily timbered sloping blocks which had to be cleared. The blocks proved to be extremely unsuitable for agricultural purposes and in a few short years all the servicemen had walked off the blocks. Today little remains of any sign of settlement and the natural forest has taken hold once again.
World War I Service Info
Home Service
Service Number: 29
Driver, rank: Corporal
Number 11 A Hospital Caulfield
Enlisted: April 1916
Discharged: October 1916
1st AAMIC from Wanganella
1st AMT Company
Service Number: 14794
Enlisted: October 1916
Discharged: September 1919
Period of service: 1047 days
720 days active service
World War II Service Info
Australian Military Force Garrison Battalion
Service Number: 80920
Private
Period of service: 102 days
Enlisted: October 1939
Discharged: 15th January 1940
AMR&O 253(6)
One child:
William (father of Dennis Petersen)
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