Noel James Stanway PATCH

Regimental number2699
Place of birthWrentham, Suffolk, England
SchoolWorthing College, Sussex, England
Age on arrival in Australia22
ReligionNo religion
OccupationShire Clerk
AddressMackay, Queensland
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation42
Next of kinMother, Mrs Heo Patch, 18 Dane Road, St Leonard-on-Sea, England
Enlistment date25 March 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name47th Battalion, 6th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/64/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A74 Marathon on 27 October 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll47th Battalion
Other details from Roll of Honour CircularHe was Signaller to 47th Battaltion at time of death.
FateKilled in Action 13 October 1917
Place of death or woundingFlanders
Age at death43
Age at death from cemetery records43
Place of burialPasschendale New British Cemetery (Plot XIV, Row A, Grave No. 8), Belgium
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
144
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Henry and H. Elizabeth PATCH
Family/military connectionsBrother to Dvr Patch 3862, 5th Australian Division.
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal