Andrew James PATTERSON

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PATTERSON, Andrew James

Service Number:	357
Enlisted:	Not yet discovered
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	43rd Infantry Battalion
Born:	Williamstown, South Australia, 7 May 1886
Home Town:	Williamstown (SA), Barossa, South Australia
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Williamstown, South Australia, 6 July 1956, aged 70 years, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Williamstown Cemetery, Williamstown, South Australia Plot 7, Section SB, Block J, Row 1
Memorials:	Adelaide Commissioner of Public Works Roll of Honour, Mount Crawford Roll of Honor, Williamstown St. Peter's Anglican Church WW1 Honour Roll

World War 1 Service

9 Jun 1916:	Involvement Private, 357, 43rd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Afric embarkation_ship_number: A19 public_note: ''
9 Jun 1916:	Embarked Private, 357, 43rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Afric, Adelaide
20 May 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 357, 43rd Infantry Battalion, Discharged from the AIF on 1919 May 20th
Date unknown:	Wounded 357, 43rd Infantry Battalion

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Biography contributed by Modbury High School

Born on 7 May 1886 at Yatta near Williamstown, South Australia, Andrew James Patterson was the son of William Patterson and Emily Dew. Before enlisting in the First World War, he worked as a labourer. Andrew James Patterson was 5'10 "in height and weighed 166 lbs. He had a medium complexion with brown eyes and brown hair. At the age of 29, he enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force on 11 January 1916 and was assigned to the 43rd Infantry Battalion with the service number 357.

He embarked from Adelaide aboard HMAT Afric (A19) on 9 June 1916.

Andrew Patterson returned to Australia on 20 May 1919 and was discharged from the AIF. After the war, he returned to Williamstown, where he lived until his death on 6 July 1956 at the age of 70. He was buried in the Williamstown Cemetery, with his grave located in Plot 7, Section SB, Block J, Row 1.

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