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PATTEN, Charles
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1377 |
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| Enlisted: | 14 December 1914, Oaklands, South Australia |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1) |
| Born: | Myponga, South Australia, 14 October 1868 |
| Home Town: | Noarlunga, Onkaparinga, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Butcher |
| Died: | Died of Poisoning (accute irritant), Mazzarita Camp, Alexandria, Egypt, 11 November 1915, aged 47 years |
| Cemetery: |
Alexandria (Chatby) Military and War Memorial Cemetery, Egypt B 154, Chatby Military and War Memorial Cemetery, Alexandria, Egypt |
| Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 14 Dec 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Oaklands, South Australia | |
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| 19 Feb 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1377, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Runic embarkation_ship_number: A54 public_note: '' | |
| 19 Feb 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1377, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), HMAT Runic, Melbourne |
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Charles was single, and he was living in Melbourne in 1907 around the time of his father's death. He was the youngest of 10 children of James and Mary Ann Patten (nee Fletcher) who had arrived in Australia from Ireland in 1855 and settled in Noarlaunga, South Australia. His next of kin was listed as his next older brother, Thomas.
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