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William Gordon Peterson

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William Peterson (top left)

Military Information

  • Date of enlistment: 04.09.1915
  • Place of enlistment: Montreal, Canada
  • Service no: N/A
  • Rank: Major
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  • Awards: Distinguished Service Order & Mentioned in Dispatches
  • Regiment/Service: Canadian Infantry
  • Unit/Ship: 73rd Battalion

Personal Information

  • Date of Birth: 08.11.1886
  • Place of Birth: Dundee
  • Address: 447 Sherbrooke West, Montreal, Quebec
  • Occupation: Soldier
  • Mother:

    Lisa Gibb Ross

  • Father:

    Sir William Peterson, McGill University, Montreal

  • Siblings:

    Sir Maurice Drummond Peterson (brother) Foreign Office, Whitehall, London

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Williams father, William in 1882 at age 26, was appointed Principal and Professor of Classics at the newly opened University College in Dundee

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