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PETERSON, Eric Anton
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 402951 |
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| Enlisted: | 11 November 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | No. 453 Squadron (RAAF) |
| Born: | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 10 May 1917 |
| Home Town: | Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Flying Battle, Malaya, 22 December 1941, aged 24 years |
| Cemetery: |
Kamunting Road Christian Cemetery,Taiping, Malaya Taiping War Cemetery, Malaya |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Sergeant, 402951 | |
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| 11 Nov 1940: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Sergeant, 402951, No. 453 Squadron (RAAF) |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by David Barlow
Sergeant Peterson 402951 of 453SQN RAAF was killed when Brewster Buffalo W8207 was shot down near Sungei Kesi, Malaya
He is mentioned in the book "Buffaloes over Singapore" by Brian Cull