Regimental number | 3561 |
Place of birth | Redfern, Sydney, New South Wales |
Place of birth | Redfern, New South Wales |
School | Fort Street School, Sydney, New South Wales |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Wool classer |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 24 |
Next of kin | Father, W Patten, Liverpool Road, Croydon |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Driver |
Unit name | 1st Field Artillery Brigade, 2nd and 3rd Reinforcements |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A54 Runic on |
34 Other Ranks embarked at Sydney, New South Wales, on HMAT A54 'Runic', 19 February 1915; 1 Officer and 17 Other Ranks embarked at Sydney, New South Wales, on HMAT A1 'Hymettus', 8 February 1915; 1 Officer and 17 Other Ranks embarked at Melbourne, Victoria, on HMAT A1 'Hymettus', 2 February 1915. It is not possible from the Embarkation Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked. | |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A1 Hymettus on |
34 Other Ranks embarked at Sydney, New South Wales, on HMAT A54 'Runic', 19 February 1915; 1 Officer and 17 Other Ranks embarked at Sydney, New South Wales, on HMAT A1 'Hymettus', 8 February 1915; 1 Officer and 17 Other Ranks embarked at Melbourne, Victoria, on HMAT A1 'Hymettus', 2 February 1915. It is not possible from the Embarkation Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked. | |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A1 Hymettus on |
34 Other Ranks embarked at Sydney, New South Wales, on HMAT A54 'Runic', 19 February 1915; 1 Officer and 17 Other Ranks embarked at Sydney, New South Wales, on HMAT A1 'Hymettus', 8 February 1915; 1 Officer and 17 Other Ranks embarked at Melbourne, Victoria, on HMAT A1 'Hymettus', 2 February 1915. It is not possible from the Embarkation Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked. | |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Driver |
Unit from Nominal Roll | brigade Am Col |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Died of paricarditis rheumatism in the County of London War Hospital, Epsom, Surrey, England. |
Fate | Died of disease |
Place of death or wounding | England |
Age at death | 25 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 25 |
Place of burial | Epsom Cemetery (Row K, Grave No. 325), Surrey, England |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 21 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: William and Mary Caroline PATTEN, "Tarawinaba", Liverpool Road, Croydon, New South Wales |
Family/military connections | A younger brother Lieut W F Patten DCM Australian Flying Corps. |