Albert Lionel PATERSON

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PATERSON, Albert Lionel

Service Number:	2217
Enlisted:	1 June 1915, Enlisted at Keswick, SA
Last Rank:	Sergeant
Last Unit:	27th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Kapunda, Light - South Australia, Australia, 24 March 1896
Home Town:	Kapunda, Light, South Australia
Schooling:	Public School, South Australia
Occupation:	Printer
Died:	Killed in Action, Mont St Quentin, France, 2 September 1918, aged 22 years
Cemetery:	Peronne Communal Cemetery Extension Plot 111, Row L, Grave 27
Memorials:	Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Kapunda District Honour Board, Kapunda Dutton Park Memorial Gardens WW1 Plaque, Kapunda and District Fallen Soldiers Monument

World War 1 Service

1 Jun 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2217, 27th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Keswick, SA
21 Sep 1915:	Involvement Private, 2217, 27th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Star of England embarkation_ship_number: A15 public_note: ''
21 Sep 1915:	Embarked Private, 2217, 27th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Star of England, Adelaide
4 Aug 1916:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2217, 27th Infantry Battalion, Gunshot wound to the right wrist
4 Mar 1917:	Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 27th Infantry Battalion
2 May 1917:	Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 27th Infantry Battalion
2 Sep 1918:	Involvement Sergeant, 2217, 27th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2217 awm_unit: 27 Battalion awm_rank: Sergeant awm_died_date: 1918-09-02

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Biography contributed by Carol Foster

Son of Albert Charles Paterson and Eliza Louisa Hall (nee Roberts) Paterson of Kapunda, SA; brother of Percy William Frederick Paterson, Lillian May Paterson, Ida Irene Paterson, Elise Beulah Paterson and Stella Kathleen Paterson.

22 May 1915 - parents wrote a letter of consent for Albert to serve overseas

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

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