Pte
Arthur Walker Peters
Information about birth
|
Date of birth: 31/03/1894 |
|
Place of birth: Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada |
General information
|
Profession: Banker |
|
Religion: Baptist |
Army information
|
Country: Canada |
|
Force: Canadian Expeditionary Force |
|
Rank: Private |
|
Service number: 129882 |
|
Enlistment place: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
|
Units: — Canadian Infantry, 102nd Bn. (Central Ontario) (Last known unit) |
Information about death
|
Date of death: 01/11/1917 |
|
Place of death: Vienna Cottages - Stein Hof, Passendale, Belgium |
|
Cause of death: Killed in action (K.I.A.) |
|
Age: 23 |
Memorial
|
Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial Panel: Panel 18 - 24 - 26 - 30. |
Points of interest 3
| #1 | Place of birth | ||
| #2 | Enlistment place | ||
| #3 | Place of death (approximate) |
My story
"Killed in Action." The Company to which he belonged moved from the support line to the front line South West of Passchendaele, on the night of October 31st/ November 1st 1917, and after the relief was completed Private Peters was sent on outpost duty in a railway cutting. Whilst there he was hit in the head by shrapnel from enemy shell and instantly killed.
More information 2
|
Commonwealth War Graves Commission Database https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/1595251 |
|
Namenlijst (In Flanders Fields Museum) https://namenlijst.org/publicsearch/#/person/_id=2632d134-85a3-489f-942f-7baa72207f72 |