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Charles Amos George Victor Petersen

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Charles Amos George Victor Petersen
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Personal Information
Date of Birth 27 Aug 1913
Place of Birth Bridgetown, Western Australia
Death 30 Jan 1995, aged 81
Place of Death Gosnells, Western Australia
Age at Enlistment 26 years, 2 months
Occupation Labourer
Religion Church of England
Address Wokalup, Western Australia
Next of Kin Mother , Mrs. Alice Mary Petersen
Military Information
Reg Number WX571
Date of Enlistment 9 Nov 1939
Rank Private
Unit/Formation 2/11th Australian Infantry Battalion
Post War Details
Fate POW (Crete)
Returned to Australia
Medals 1939-45 Star



Pre War

Electoral Roll entries: 1936 - 1937 Manjimup, farm hand;

War Service

Charles enlisted in the AIF at Harvey on 9 Nov 1939 and was allocated to the 2/11th Australian Infantry Battalion. On 7 Dec 1939 he and his unit embarked for the Ingleburn in NSW as part of the preparation for moving to Egypt. On 2 Mar 1940 he was seen by the camp dressing station and sent on with suspected mumps to the P. Henry Hospital which released him on 15 Mar 1940 with 5 further days 'No Duty'. )n 30 Mar 1940 the battalion was granted pre-embarkation leave, and on 20 Apr 1940 they embarked on HMT later HMHS Nevasa which sailed with Convoy US2 on the 22nd for Kantara on teh Suez Canal, disembarking there on 19 May 1940.


The battalion trained in both Palestine and Egypt before seeing combat withthe Italian forces at Bardia on 5 Jan 1941 before seeing action at Tobrulk and then Derna before being withdrawn to prepare for mvvement to Greece. On 10 Apr 1941 they embarked for Greece aboard SS Penland, disembarking in Athens on 12 Apr 1941. Sent to greece too late to do other than withdrw ahead of the stronger Gewrman units, they were evacuated on teh S Thurland Castle on the night of 25 Apr 1941 and landed at Suva on Crete.


discharged 20 Sep 1945

Post War

During 1953 Charles married Merle Constance Swan. Electoral Roll entries: 1949 at Eleventh road Armadale, labourer; 1954 - 1958 Southern River road, Gosnells, farmer ; 1972 - 1980 at Lot 1746 Bradley street, Southern River, farmer

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