In memory of

Private

Arthur Kornelius Peters

who died on 15 Aug 1944

Service details
  Conflict WWII
  Service Army
  Unit Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps
  Rank Private
  Service number L17664
  Date of death 19440815
  Cause of death killed in action
Narrative history
  L17664 Private (4 Field Dressing Station, Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps) Arthur Kornelius Peters (b.1919) of Superb was KIA 19440815 on his 25th birthday at May-sur-Orne and is buried at Bretteville-sur-Laize Canadian war cemetery, Calvados, France. Peters was a conscientious objector who spent some time in a forest camp before being allowed to volunteer for the Medical Corps at Saskatoon in 1941. He was the son of Kornelius John and Susanna C. Peters, the family were among the last of the Mennonites to escape the Soviet Union in 1925. Arthur was born at Omsk, Siberia, and was a farm labourer when he enlisted. His brother Oscar served in Italy.
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Memorial information
  Saskatchewan rural municipality for commemoration 351 - Progress
  Cemetery or memorial location Bretteville-sur-Laize Canadian war cemetery, Calvados, France    

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  Honour roll location(s) Kerrobert
  Geo-memorial Peters Island, Saskatchewan     
  Geo-memorial location 59.4833°N / 108.3667°W
  Geo-memorial NTS map reference 74N8
  Geo-memorial details In Mackintosh Bay, Lake Athabasca.
Personal information
  Date of birth 19190815
  Place of birth Omsk, Russia    
  Date of enlistment 19410716
  Place of enlistment Saskatoon    
  Residence on enlistment Superb    
  Occupation farmer
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