PATERSON, John
| Service Number: | 2859 |
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| Enlisted: | 12 July 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 54th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Kirkcudbright, Scotland, 1889 |
| Home Town: | Warren, Warren Shire, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Kirkcudbright Old Church School, Scotland |
| Occupation: | Butcher / Locomotive Engine Driver |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 19 July 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
Bedford House Cemetery, Flanders, Belgium Enclosure No.4 VII. C. 9 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 12 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2859 | |
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| 30 Sep 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2859, 2nd Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Argyllshire embarkation_ship_number: A8 public_note: '' | |
| 30 Sep 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2859, 2nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Argyllshire, Sydney | |
| 19 Jul 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2859, 54th Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix) |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
John was a butcher and was living with his younger brother Andrew Douglas Paterson at Milawa, Warren, New South Wales when he enlisted at Liverpool NSW in July 1915. He sailed from Sydney in September and joined his battalion at Tel-el-Kebir in Egypt in February 1916. He sailed from Alexandria and arrived in Marseilles on 29 June 1916 but was killed three weeks later at Pozieres. Some sources claim he was killed at Fromelles. John's remains were recovered from the battlefield and reburied at Bedford House in June 1921.
Son of the late Andrew Corson Paterson and Sarah Jane (Hunter) Paterson.
He is remembered on the Kirkcudbright war memorials- the external statue outside MacLellans castle, Kirkcudbright and on the St. Cuthbert's Church memorial in Kirkcudbright.
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