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PETERS, Frederick Thornton
UK, Royal Naval Officers' Campaign Medal Rolls, 1914-1920
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Full Name
PETERS, Frederick Thornton
Date Of Birth
17 Sep 1889
Age
53
Birth Place
Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada
Nationality
Canadian
Date
8 Nov 1942
Date Of Death
13 Nov 1942
Incident Details
Missing, presumed killed (passenger in 79 Squadron aircraft)
Information
Also served on HMS Thirlmere, HMS Excellent. Also served with the Royal Navy in the First World War, HMS Meteor. Son of Frederick and Bertha Hamilton Peters, of Nelson, British Columbia, Canada.
More Information
Further gazette dates: 02/03/1915 (D.S.O.); 05/03/1918 (D.S.C.); 09/07/1940 (D.S.C.BAR); 02/03/1915 (MiD); 15/01/1943 (D.S.C. U.S.); Further gazette pages: 2213 (D.S.O.); 2978 (D.S.C.); 4257 (D.S.C.BAR); 2212 (MiD); 397 (D.S.C. U.S.) Gazette issue: 29088 (D.S.O.); 30564 (D.S.C.); 34893 (D.S.C.BAR); 29088 (MiD); 35870 (D.S.C. U.S.)
Rank Name
Lieutenant
Rank (2nd)
Acting Captain
Award Details
King's Birthday Honour List (D.S.C.BAR); Award received from United States of America during Second World War (D.S.C. U.S.).
Gazette Date
1943
Gazette Page
2215 (V.C.); Issue: 36019 (V.C.)
Duty Location
Oran Harbour, North Africa
Service
Royal Navy
Ship
HMS Walney
Archive Reference
ADM 91/046
Commemorated
Panel 61, Column 3, Portsmouth Naval Memorial, Hampshire
Place of Death
Near Gibraltar
Conflict Period
World War I
Served For
United Kingdom
award
War Medal 1939 - 1945
award
1939-1945 Star
award
Mentioned in Despatches (MiD)
award
Distinguished Service Order (DSO)
award
Victoria Cross (VC)
award
Distinguished Service Cross (DSC)
unit
Royal Navy
unit
HMS Walney
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Publication Title
UK, Royal Naval Officers' Campaign Medal Rolls, 1914-1920
Content Source
Jack Clegg
Last Updated
31 Oct 2023
Description
These records comprise a transcript of the complete WWI Campaign Medal Rolls to 53,000 officers of all branches of the Royal Navy.
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