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Frederick William PATERSON

Regimental number1569
Place of birthGlasgow, Scotland
SchoolHighland Academy School, Greenock, Scotland
Age on arrival in Australia11
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationFarmer
Address11 Short Street, Brisbane, Queensland
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation19
Next of kinFather, John Kerr Paterson, 11 Short Street, Brisbane, Queensland
Previous military serviceServed in 2nd Boys Scots, Greenock, Scotland.
Enlistment date30 June 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name11th Light Horse Regiment, 7th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number10/16/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A23 Suffolk on 30 November 1915
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT SS Hawkes Bay on 23 October 1915
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A2 Geelong on 18 November 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll11th Light Horse Regiment
FateDied of wounds 5 May 1918
Place of death or woundingJordon Valley
Age at death22
Age at death from cemetery records22
Place of burialJerusalem War Cemetery (Row H, Grave No. 17), Palestine
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
8
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: John Kerr and Florence Margaret PATERSON, Gladys Street, Coorparoo, Brisbane, Queensland. Native of Glasgow, Scotland

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