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Bert Bengman Peterson
Information about birth
Date of birth: 17/02/1888 |
Place of birth: Saltfleet, Ontario, Canada |
General information
Last known residence: 24 Morden Street, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada |
Profession: Father |
Religion: Church of England |
Army information
Country: Canada |
Force: Canadian Expeditionary Force |
Rank: Private |
Service number: 174800 |
Enlistment date: 14/02/1916 |
Enlistment place: Hamilton, Ontario, Canada |
Units: — Canadian Infantry, 49th Bn. (Edmonton) (Last known unit) |
Information about death
Date of death: 30/10/1917 |
Place of death: Bellevue, Passchendaele, Belgium |
Cause of death: Killed in action (K.I.A.) |
Age: 29 |
Memorial
Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial Panel: Panel 24 - 28 - 30. |
Points of interest 4
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#4 | Place of death (approximate) |
My story
"Killed in Action." He was N° 1 on a machine gun and while leading his section in an attack West of Passchendaele he was hit by an enemy sniper's bullet and instantly killed.
More information 2
Commonwealth War Graves Commission Database https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/1595259 |
Namenlijst (In Flanders Fields Museum) https://namenlijst.org/publicsearch/#/person/_id=07477c13-6b80-45dd-9649-e7dd2537aa0c |