Regimental number | 851 |
Place of birth | Turriff, Scotland |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Storekeeper |
Address | Trayning, Dowerin, Meridian Line, Western Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 25 |
Height | 5' 9.5" |
Weight | 142 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, William Paterson, 'Keithen', Monquchitta Turriff, Aberdeenshire, Scotland |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Helena Vale, Western Australia |
Rank on enlistment | CSM |
Unit name | 32nd Battalion, C Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/49/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A2 Geelong on |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT Katuna on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | 2nd Lieutenant |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 32nd Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of burial | Le Trou Aid Post Cemetery (Row O, Grave No. 25), Fleurbaix, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 121 |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Embarked Fremantle onboard HMAT 'Katuna', 28 November 1915; disembarked Suez, ex-HMAT 'Geelong', 18 December 1915. Promoted to Second Lieutenant, Tel el Kebir, 13 March 1916. Admitted to No 2 Australian Casualty Clearing Station, Ferry Post, 30 March 1916 (inoculation sickness); discharged to duty, 4 April 1916; rejoined 32nd Bn, Ferry Post, 6 April 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 17 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 23 June 1916. Wounded in action, 20 July 1916, and placed on Seconded List. Now, 28 July 1916, reported as 'Wounded and Missing, 20 July 1916'. Struck off strength of 32nd Bn, 3 November 1916. Court of Enquiry, held in the field, 25 August 1917, pronounced fate as 'Killed in Action, 12 August 1917'. Note, Red Cross File No 2100901: 'No trace Germany[.] Cert. by Capt. Mills. 10.10.19.' Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Miscellaneous details | Surname incorrectly entered on Embarkation Roll as PATTERSON. |
Sources | NAA: B2455, PATERSON Alexander
Red Cross file 2100901 |