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Sep 4, 1893
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Born on the Cornwall Island Mohawk First Nation Reserve, Ontario to
Louis and Mary Martha (nee Oake) Peters. His Mohawk name was Harekshent Thasonhterha.
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Sep 1, 1914
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Shown on the payroll of the 51st
Regiment, Soo Rifles, Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario with the rank of Private
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Mar 25, 1915
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Removed from the 51st
Regiment payroll
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Jan 5, 1916
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Attested into the 154th
Battalion CEF in Cornwall, Ontario
Ø Number 633145
Ø Next of kin given
as Mr. Louis Peters, father, Cornwall, Ontario
Ø Previous occupation
given as Farmer
o Later noted as
Machinist
Ø No previous
military experience given
Ø Religion given as
Roman Catholic
The battalion trained in the
Barriefield Camp, Kingston, Ontario
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Sep 2, 1916
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Admitted to the Ongwanada
Military Hospital in Kingston with a diagnosis that reads Hemorrhoids
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Sep 19, 1916
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Discharged to duty from
hospital
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Oct 25, 1916
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Embarked the SS Mauretania in
Halifax, Nova Scotia
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Oct 31, 1916
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Disembarked in Liverpool,
England and the battalion proceeded to Bramshott to continue training
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Jan 25, 1917
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Transferred to the 156th
Battalion CEF in Witley to continue training
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Apr 9, 1917
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Admitted to the Military
Hospital in Bramshott with a diagnosis that reads Appendicitis and surgery
was performed to remove his Appendix
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Apr 26, 1917
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Transferred to the Hillingdon
House Canadian Convalescent Hospital in Uxbridge to continue his recovery
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May 1, 1917
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Transferred to the Canadian
Convalescent Hospital in Epsom
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Jun 4, 1917
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Discharged to duty from
hospital
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Jun 13, 1917
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He was unable to perform his
duties due to soreness and was admitted to the Military Hospital in Witley
for additional recovery time
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Jun 14, 1917
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Transferred to the Military
Hospital in Bramshott
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Jun 19, 1917
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Attached to the 3rd
CCD (Canadian Convalescent Depot) and admitted to the St Leonard’s Hospital
for Physical Therapy
Transferred to the EORD
(Eastern Ontario Regimental Depot) for pay purposes while in hospital
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Aug 23, 1917
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Discharged from hospital care and transferred
to the 6th Reserve Battalion in Seaford
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Nov 14, 1917
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Transferred to the 21st
Battalion and arrived at the No. 2 CIBD (Canadian Infantry Base Depot) in
Etaples, France as part of a draft of 14 reinforcements from England and TOS
(Taken On Strength) the 21st Battalion
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Nov 17, 1917
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After leaving the base depot,
Private Peters joined the CC Rein C (Canadian Corps Reinforcement Camp) in
Calonne Ricouart
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Dec 2, 1917
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After leaving the
reinforcement camp, Alexander Peters joined the 21st Battalion
resting in the Suburban Camp, near Villers au Bois, France
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Dec 14, 1917
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Just 12 days after joining the
battalion, Private Alexander Peters was seriously wounded while on his first
trip into the front-line trench near Thelus, France when an enemy artillery
shell exploded in his position. He was
first evacuated to a field ambulance for first aid before being transported
to the No. 42 CCS (Casualty Clearing Station) for treatment.
No. 42 CCS reports that he is
dangerously ill from his wounds
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Dec 16, 1917
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Private Alexander Peters died
of his wounds at the No. 42 Casualty Clearing Station and was buried in the
Aubigny Communal Cemetery Extension, Aubigny- en-Artois, France.
Following the war the British
War Medal, Victory Medal, Plaque (Dead Man’s Penny shown below) and Scroll were sent to
his father, Louis Peters, PO Box 545, Cornwall, Ontario
The Memorial Cross was sent to
his mother, Mrs. Matilda Peters, Cornwall Island Post Office, Ontario
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