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PATERSON, Edward John
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2183 |
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| Enlisted: | 5 April 1915, Taken on strength at Gallipoli 4 Aug 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 11th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Randwick, New South Wales, Australia, 1897 |
| Home Town: | Busselton, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Student |
| Memorials: | Busselton Cenotaph Victoria Square, Busselton Rotary Park of Remembrance Memorial Walk |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 5 Apr 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2183, 11th Infantry Battalion, Taken on strength at Gallipoli 4 Aug 1915 | |
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| 6 Jun 1915: | Involvement Private, 2183, 11th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Geelong embarkation_ship_number: A2 public_note: '' | |
| 6 Jun 1915: | Embarked Private, 2183, 11th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Geelong, Fremantle | |
| 6 Aug 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2183, 11th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, GSW to right arm (severe) Transferred to Hospital ship on 8 Aug 1915. | |
| 20 Sep 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2183, 11th Infantry Battalion, for return to Australia from England per HT Ulysses | |
| 12 Apr 1916: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 2183, 11th Infantry Battalion, Discharged Perth. MU loss of use of right hand |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Joy Dalgleish
The South-Western News (Busselton. 1903-1954) Fri 24 Sep 1915
RETURNING HERO PTE. PATERSON.
By a hospital ship that arrived at Fremantle today, a young man who answered the call from Busselton is returning Pte. E. J. Patterson. Private Patterson is the eldest son of Mrs. Emily Isabel Brewer, of the Busselton Hotel, and came to reside here just shortly before enlisting. He only went into camp with reinforcements for the 11th Battalion at Easter, and was wounded within a short time after arrival at the Dardanelles.