About Reg Peterson
Lived 1907 – 1961 (aged 53). Reg Peterson was an australian rules football player.
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).
Family The son of Henry Christian Peterson (1872-1939), and Jessie Peterson (1877-1943), née MacKenzie, Reginald Lochiel Peterson was born at Unley, South Australia on 16 August 1907.
He married Joyce Esmerald Morris (1916-1979) in 1940.
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. 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.
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Who was Reg Peterson?
Australian rules footballer
When was Reg Peterson born?
Reg Peterson was born on 16 August 1907 in Unley.
When did Reg Peterson die?
Reg Peterson died on 23 May 1961 in Heidelberg.
What was Reg Peterson's occupation?
Reg Peterson was an australian rules football player.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Reg Peterson. https://biography.guide/reg-peterson/
MLA: "Reg Peterson." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/reg-peterson/.
Chicago: "Reg Peterson." Biography.guide. https://biography.guide/reg-peterson/.
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