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PATERSON, William
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 4188 |
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| Enlisted: | 18 September 1915, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 26th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Blackstone, Queensland, 1892 |
| Home Town: | Blackstone, Ipswich, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Blackstone State School |
| Occupation: | Coal miner |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Flers, France, 5 November 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Blackstone Congregational Church Honour Roll, Ipswich Soldier's Memorial Hall Great War, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 18 Sep 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4188, 26th Infantry Battalion, Brisbane, Queensland | |
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| 28 Mar 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 4188, 26th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Commonwealth embarkation_ship_number: A73 public_note: '' | |
| 28 Mar 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 4188, 26th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Commonwealth, Brisbane | |
| 5 Nov 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 4188, 26th Infantry Battalion, 'The Winter Offensive' - Flers/Gueudecourt winter of 1916/17 |
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"...4188 Pte William Paterson,.. of 26th Battalion, and of Blackstone, Qld. Miner... enlisted on 18 September 1915 and embarked from Brisbane aboard HMAT Commonwealth on 28 March 1916. Pte William Paterson was killed in action in France on 5 November 1916, aged 24..." - SOURCE (www.awm.gov.au)
Brother of 4187 Pte. Alexander Paterson (/explore/people/78044) who returned to Australia on 18 January 1919.
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