PATTERSON, Raymond Walter
| Service Number: | 910 |
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| Enlisted: | 30 November 1914, Broadmeadows |
| Last Rank: | Trooper |
| Last Unit: | 8th Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Caniambo, Shepparton, Victoria, 24 April 1894 |
| Home Town: | Shepparton, Greater Shepparton, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Violet Town State School |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, The Nek, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 7 August 1915, aged 21 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Euroa Telegraph Park, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing, Mooroopna Shepparton News Calendar & Pictorial Honour Roll of Fallen Heroes, Shepparton & District War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 30 Nov 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 910, 8th Light Horse Regiment, Broadmeadows | |
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| 7 May 1915: | Involvement Private, 910, 8th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Palermo embarkation_ship_number: A56 public_note: '' | |
| 7 May 1915: | Embarked Private, 910, 8th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Palermo, Melbourne | |
| 5 Aug 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Trooper, 910, 8th Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
| 7 Aug 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Trooper, 910, 8th Light Horse Regiment, The August Offensive - Lone Pine, Suvla Bay, Sari Bair, The Nek and Hill 60 - Gallipoli, The Nek |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Sarah Jane Patterson, Lightfoot Street, Shepparton, Victoria
Word was received from tlhe Defence Department on Tuesday that Private Raymond Walter Patterson, 8th. Ligit Horse, 5th. Reinforcements, had been killed in action. As reported in our last issue he had been missing since August 6th, and the sad news was broken to his sister (Mrs. Bert Knight, of Lightfoot-street), as stated by the Rev. Geo. Paul, who had receivced a telegram from the Defence Depar ment. Deceased's parents recently removed to Melbourne, and his mother, who was spending a few days here, only returned on Monday evening to her home. Private Patterson, who was a fine stamp of a soldier, celebrated his 21st birthday in camp at Broadmeadows, and was born in the Caniambo district. He was educated at the Violet Town State- school, and followed farming pursuits prior to enlisting and was in the employ of Mr. Jas. Laws, of Benalla-road for about four years. He was a member of the 15th Light Horse C squadron (Shepparton troop) and took great interest in military work before enlisting, and was very popular with the members of that body. A brother, Private Robert (Roy) Patterson, is serving at the front.
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