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William Verco PATTERSON

Regimental number75
Date of birth27 December 1892
Place of birthAdelaide, South Australia
SchoolSt Peters and Gawler Public Schools, South Australia
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationEngine fitter
AddressGawler Railway, South Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation21
Next of kinFather, William P. Patterson, Gawler Railway, South Australia
Enlistment date19 August 1914
Rank on enlistmentCorporal
Unit name3rd Light Horse Regiment, A Squadron
AWM Embarkation Roll number10/8/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A17 Port Lincoln on 22 October 1914
Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll)Name does not appear on Nominal Roll
Family/military connectionsBrother: Lt James K. Patterson [b. 21 September 1888, Semaphore, SA], drowned off the coast of England while mine sweeping, 10 November 1918.
Other detailsName also spelled as PATERSON. War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Palestine. Wounded at Gallipoli, May 1915, invalided to Ras-el-Tin, Alexandria, Egypt, recovered. Contracted malaria, Jordan Valley, Palestine, invalided to 13th Australian General Hospital, Heliopolis, Egypt.

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