PATTEN, Ronald Easton
| Service Number: | 3561 |
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| Enlisted: | 2 November 1914, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Driver |
| Last Unit: | 1st Field Artillery Brigade |
| Born: | Redfern, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, February 1890 |
| Home Town: | Liverpool, Fairfield, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Fort Street School, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Wool Classer |
| Died: | Pericarditis, County of London War Hospital, Epsom,United Kingdom, 2 November 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
Epsom Cemetery, Surrey, England, United Kingdom Screen Wall, reference K, 235 Captain E.C. Hockly of the London War Hospital officiated, Epsom Cemetery, Epsom, Surrey, England, United Kingdom |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Petersham Fort Street High School Great War Honour Roll |
World War 1 Service
| 2 Nov 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Driver, 3561, 1st Field Artillery Brigade, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW | |
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| 2 Nov 1915: | Involvement Driver, 3561, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3561 awm_unit: 1st Australian Field Artillery Brigade Ammunition Column awm_rank: Driver awm_died_date: 1915-11-02 | |
| Date unknown: | Involvement Driver, 3561, 1st Field Artillery Brigade, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: '' embarkation_ship: '' embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| Date unknown: | Embarked Driver, 3561, 1st Field Artillery Brigade |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Evan Evans
The summary below was completed by Cathy Sedgwick – Facebook “WW1 Australian War Graves in England/UK/Scotland/Ireland
Died on this date – 2nd November…… Ronald Easton Patten was born at Redfern, Sydney, NSW in early 1890. He enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force (A.I.F.) on 2nd November, 1914 as a 24 year old, single, Wool Classer.
Driver Patten was attached to Brigade Ammunition Column on 23rd March, 1915. He joined M.E.F. (Mediterranean Expeditionary Force) on 4th April, 1915 & was transferred to Intermediate Base at Cairo the next day.
He was transferred to Base at Alexandria on 31st July, 1915 to be invalided to England. On 23rd August, 1915 he was admitted to 4th London General Hospital, Denmark Hill, London suffering from Rheumatism. According to notes taken - Driver Patten had “Rheumatic Fever 4 weeks ago. He was transferred to Australian Hospital at Harefield”.
Driver Ronald Easton Patten died at 7 am on 2nd November, 1915 at County of London War Hospital, Epsom, Surrey, England from Pericarditis (Rheumatism). He died exactly 1 year to the day that he enlisted.
He was buried in Epsom Cemetery, Surrey – Screen Wall. K. 235 where 5 other WW1 Australian Soldiers are buried. There are no headstones for this section of the Cemetery, however those buried have their names on a bronze plaque located on the Screen Wall which is directly in front of the lawned area of burials. His death is acknowledged by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
(The above is a summary of my research. The full research can be found by following the link below)
https://ww1austburialsuk.weebly.com/epsom.html
Biography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of William and Mary Patten of 'Tarawinaba', Liverpool Raod, Croydon, NSW. Brother of Wilfred Francis de Courcy Patten DCM
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
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