Robert John PATTERSON

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Service Number:	2978
Enlisted:	19 September 1916, Brisbane, Queensland
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	49th Infantry Battalion
Born:	County Derry, Ireland, 1894
Home Town:	Brisbane, Brisbane, Queensland
Schooling:	New Farm State School
Occupation:	Clerk
Died:	Died of wounds, France, 12 June 1917
Cemetery:	Longuenesse (St. Omer) Souvenir Cemetery Plot 1V, Row C, Grave 20, Longuenesse (St Omer) Souvenir Cemetery, Longuenesse, Nord Pas de Calais, France, Bailleul Communal Cemetery Extension (Nord), Lille, Nord Pas de Calais, France
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Campbell S Hoffnung & Co. Ltd.

19 Sep 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2978, Brisbane, Queensland
27 Oct 1916:	Involvement Private, 2978, 49th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Marathon embarkation_ship_number: A74 public_note: ''
27 Oct 1916:	Embarked Private, 2978, 49th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Marathon, Brisbane
7 Jun 1917:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2978, 49th Infantry Battalion, Battle of Messines, GSW (leg and thigh)

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Arrived in Australia at the age of 12 years

Son of William George and Mary Patterson of Butterfield Street, Herston, Brisbane, QLD

4 May 1917 - Found in town without a pass. Fined 1 days pay

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

Also served in the Citizen Forces for 2 years