Reg Peterson
Australian rules footballer, born 1907
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Reginald Lochiel Peterson (16 August 1907 – 23 May 1961) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Essendon and St Kilda in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]
Unley, South Australia
Repatriation General Hospital,
Heidelberg, Victoria
| Reg Peterson | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Reginald Lochiel Peterson | ||
| Born |
16 August 1907 Unley, South Australia | ||
| Died |
23 May 1961 (aged 53) Repatriation General Hospital, Heidelberg, Victoria | ||
| Original team | Carlton reserves | ||
| Height | 182 cm (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Weight | 75 kg (165 lb) | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1929–30 | Port Melbourne (VFA) | 23 (12) | |
| 1930 | Brunswick (VFA) | 6 (5) | |
| 1930–31 | Brighton (VFA) | 15 (45) | |
| 1931–32 | Essendon | 20 (8) | |
| 1933 | St Kilda | 1 (1) | |
|
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1933. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Family
The son of Henry Christian Peterson (1872-1939),[2] and Jessie Peterson (1877-1943), née MacKenzie,[3] Reginald Lochiel Peterson was born at Unley, South Australia on 16 August 1907.
He married Joyce Esmerald Morris (1916-1979) in 1940.[4]
They had three sons, John (1941), Laurence (1946), and William (1951). John became a major bookseller, Laurence an artist, and Bill a Health and Safety consultant.
Military service
Peterson later served in the Australian Army during World War II.[5] He was captured in the fall of Singapore and remained a prisoner of war in Changi until the end of the war.
Death
He died at the Repatriation General Hospital in Heidelberg, Victoria on 23 May 1961.[6]
