Regimental number | 2818 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Quorn, South Australia |
School | Quorn Public School, South Australia |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Quorn, South Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 24 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs K Patten, Quorn, South Australia |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 16th Battalion, 9th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/33/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A15 Star Of England on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Gunner |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 24th Brigade |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | near Ypres, Belgium |
Age at death | 25.4 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 25 |
Place of burial | Dickebusch New Military Cemetery (Row L, Grave 7), Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 19 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Commemorated in Quorn Cemetery, South Australia. Photo: Peter Dennis. Parents: Charles and Catherine Mary PATTEN, Gawler, South Australia. Native of Quorn, South Australia |
Family/military connections | Brothers: 2311 Pte Charles Daniel PATTEN, 9th Light Horse, died in Turkey while a prisoner of war, 3 February 1917; 6565 Pte Alfred Henry PATTEN, 11th Bn, returned to Australia, 12 May 1919. |
Other details | War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, France, Belgium |