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Military service
Age:
21
Rank:
Lieutenant
Force:
Army
Unit/Regiment:
Canadian Infantry (British Columbia Regiment)
Division:
7th Battalion
Birth:
November 8, 1894
Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
Enlistment:
February 9, 1915
Montreal, Québec
Death:
June 3, 1916
Burial/memorial information
Grave reference:
Panel 18 - 28 - 30
Additional information
Son of Frederick and Bertha Hamilton Peters of Nelson, British Columbia.
Brother of Private John Franklyn Peters, who died while serving with the Canadian Infantry (British Columbia Regiment) and Captain Frederick Thornton Peters VC, who died while serving with the Royal Navy.
Digital gallery of Lieutenant Gerald Hamilton Peters
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Letter from brother, Frederick Peters VC
Page 1 of a letter from Frederick Peters, VC to his mother regarding the search for his brother Gerald, who was missing and presumed dead. -
Letter from brother, Frederick Peters VC
Page 2 of a letter from Frederick Peters, VC to his mother regarding the search for his brother Gerald, who was missing and presumed dead. -
Letter from brother, Frederick Peters VC
Page 3 of a letter from Frederick Peters, VC to his mother regarding the search for his brother Gerald, who was missing and presumed dead. -
Letter from brother, Frederick Peters VC
Last page of a letter from Frederick Peters, VC to his mother regarding the search for his brother Gerald, who was missing and presumed dead. -
Memorial Plaque
memorial in Charlottetown church cemetery to Gerald, along with his brother Jack Peters and cousin Arthur Peters -
Photo of Bertha Gray Peters
Gerald's mother Bertha Gray Peters, who was a daughter of John Hamilton Gray, a P.E.I. Father of Confederation -
Photo of Frederick Peters
Gerald's father Frederick Peters (1852-1919), who served as premier of Prince Edward Island in the 1890's before moving west to Victoria and Prince Rupert. -
Attestation Papers
Gerald's attestation report, page one -
Attestation Papers (Back)
Gerald's attestation, page 2 -
Grave Marker
Gravestone of Fred Peters in Prince Rupert, B.C. includes a memorial inscription to Gerald on the bottom stone -
Photo of Mary Cunard
Gerald's paternal grandmother, Mary Cunard, who was the eldest daughter of Sir Samuel Cunard -
Photo of James Horsfield Peters
Gerald's paternal grandfather, Judge James Horsfield Peters, who was a judge in Prince Edward Island -
Photo of Gerald Peters
Lieut. Gerald Peters photo taken in 1915 or 1916 -
Menin Gate
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Inscription on Menin Gate (Ypres) Memorial
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Newspaper clipping
clipping in Prince Rupert Empire on bravery of G.H. Peters -
Newspaper clipping
Charlottetown newspaper report on Gerald's death -
Letter
page one of the May 31, 1916 letter Gerald Peters wrote to his mother, a few days before his death -
Letter
page 2 of May 31 1916 letter from Gerald Peters to his mother -
Transcription
transcription of May 31 1916 Gerald Peters letter -
Newspaper clipping
from the Daily Colonist of July 26, 1916. Image taken from web address of http://archive.org/stream/dailycolonist58y195uvic#mode/1up. -
Newspaper clipping
From the Daily Colonist of August 1, 1916. Image taken from web address of http://archive.org/stream/dailycolonist58y200uvic#mode/1up. -
Memorial
Remembering brothers lost … Brothers In Arms Memorial, Zonnebeke, BE … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens … May 2022 -
Newspaper clipping
From the Halifax Evening Mail August 1916. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Lieutenant Gerald Hamilton Peters
Digital gallery of
Lieutenant Gerald Hamilton Peters
Digital gallery of
Lieutenant Gerald Hamilton Peters
Digital gallery of
Lieutenant Gerald Hamilton Peters
Digital gallery of
Lieutenant Gerald Hamilton Peters
Digital gallery of
Lieutenant Gerald Hamilton Peters
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 147 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
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