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William Ernest PATTERSON

Regimental number5732
Place of birthBrighton, Sussex, England
SchoolChurch of England School and Private School, England
Age on arrival in Australia25
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationShearer
AddressMuttaburra, Longreach, Queensland
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation28
Next of kinMother, Mrs Patterson, Trosley near Maidstone, Kent, England
Enlistment date24 January 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name9th Battalion, 18th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/26/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A49 Seang Choon on 4 May 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll9th Battalion
FateDied of wounds 24 September 1917
Place of death or woundingPolygon Wood, Ypres, Belgium
Age at death31
Place of burialLijssenthoek Military Cemetery (Plot XXIV, Row A, Grave No. 4A), Belgium
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
57
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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