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Kenneth William Peter

In memory of:

Private Kenneth William Peter

August 9, 1918

Military Service

Service Number:

706874

Age:

22

Force:

Army

Unit:

Canadian Infantry (British Columbia Regiment)

Division:

"C" Coy. 29th Bn.

Additional Information

Born:

October 9, 1895
Saanich, British Columbia

Son of William Hind Peter and Ervilla Sarah Peter, of Victoria, British Columbia.

Commemorated on Page 484 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

ROSIERES COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION
Somme, France

Grave Reference:

1915. I. B. 23.

Location:

Rosieres is a village about 32 kilometres east of Amiens and 7.5 kilometres south of the main road from Amiens to St Quentin. From Peronne take the N17 towards Roye. Travel for approximately 7 kilometres to Villers Carlonne then turn right towards Amiens on the N29. Travel for 13 kilometres then turn left on the D329 towards Rosieres, then take the D28 towards Caix. Follow the signs for the communal cemetery which is situated on the northern side of the village.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Photo of Kenneth William Peter– From the Daily Colonist of June 16, 1918. Image taken from web address of https://archive.org/details/dailycolonist60y164uvic/mode/1up?view=theater

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    Photo of Kenneth William Peter – From the Daily Colonist of June 16, 1918. Image taken from web address of https://archive.org/details/dailycolonist60y164uvic/mode/1up?view=theater
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    Newspaper clipping – From the Daily Colonist of August 25, 1918. Image taken from web address of https://archive.org/details/dailycolonist60y225uvic/mode/1up?view=theater

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