The Soldier's Details

Surname:
Peters
First Name:
John Stanley
Nick Name:
Jack
Rank:
Private
Regimental #:
WX17414
Company:
‘E’ Company, Special Reserve Battalion
Enlisted:
27.10.1941
DOB:
6.09.1921
Place of Birth:
Perth, WesternAustralia
Father's Name:
John Charles Peters
Mothers's Name:
Blanche Ethel Peters
Religion:
Methodist
Pre-war Occupation:
Orchardist
Memorial:
Epitaph, Singapore Memorial, Column 136, Age 20.
Cause of Death:
Killed in Action
Place of Death:
South-West Bukit Timah
Date of Death:
11.02.1942

General Description

Peters, Stanley John
Peters, John Stanley.

 

John Peters had been in the AIF barely three and half months from the day he enlisted until he was KIA at South-West Bukit Timah.
John’s death at the young age of 20 years was terrible news for his family.

PETERS

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