Regimental number | 766 |
Place of birth | Parattah, Tasmania |
School | Glenorchy State School, Tasmania |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Clerk |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 18 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Paterson, Elwick Junction, Glenorchy, Tasmania |
Previous military service | Served in the Senior Cadets. |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Sapper |
Unit name | 3rd Field Company Engineers, Reinforcement 1 |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 14/22/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A35 Berrima on |
Regimental number from Nominal Roll | 255 |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Sapper |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 1st Division Engineers |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Quinn's Post, Gallipoli, Turkey |
Age at death | 17.5 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 18 |
Place of burial | Shrapnel Valley Cemetery (Special Memorial B. 9), Gallipoli, Turkey |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 24 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Colin and Mary Isabell PATERSON, Glenorchy, Tasmania. Native of Parattah, Tasmania |
Family/military connections | Brother to Cpl Colin Campbell Paterson killed in action April 16 1917. |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |