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The names of 197 local men who lost their lives in World War I are
inscribed on the bells of the Memorial Community Church in Plaistow. They are our local heroes

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William Peterson

Private
London

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Born
Unknown - Unknown
Died
France and Flanders - 7 October 1916
Age
Unknown
Death
Killed in action
Served in
London
Awards
Unknown
Memorials
Unknown
Lived
Plaistow

William Peterson's story

The Tabernacle Messenger of January  1917 said that Mr Peterson had been reported missing. He was a Sunday School teacher.

Service Number
531282
Mother
Unknown
Father
Unknown
Spouse
Unknown
Buried
Thiepval Memorial, France
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