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William Hannah PATON

Regimental number91
Place of birthGlasgow Scotland
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationStock broker's clerk
AddressW K Robertson, Mansfield, Liberty Street Belmore, Sydney, New South Wales
Marital statusWidower
Age at embarkation33
Next of kinFather, Hugo Paton, Newlands Road, Cathcart, Glasgow, Scotland
Enlistment date17 August 1914
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll21 August 1914
Rank on enlistmentSergeant
Unit name2nd Battalion, A Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/19/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A23 Suffolk on 18 October 1914
Rank from Nominal RollCorporal
Unit from Nominal Roll2nd Battalion
FateDied of wounds 7 August 1915
Date of death7 August 1915
Place of burialBeach Cemetkery (Plot II, Row H, Grave No. 18), Gallipoli, Turkey
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
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