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PATTERSON, William Leslie
Personal Details
| Service Number: | QX2514 |
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| Enlisted: | 20 October 1939, Mackay, QLD, Australia |
| Last Rank: | Staff Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/9th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Mackay, Queensland, 20 May 1917 |
| Home Town: | Sarina, Mackay, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Miner / later - Technician |
| Died: | Mackay, Queensland, 26 September 1989, aged 72 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Mount Bassett Cemetery, Mackay, Qld Buried: 27/09/1989. |
| Memorials: | East Mackay Rats of Tobruk Memorial |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 20 Oct 1939: | Involvement Private, QX2514, 2nd/9th Infantry Battalion, (NAA, Pg's-7, 14) Service Record | |
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| 20 Oct 1939: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Staff Sergeant, QX2514 | |
| 20 Oct 1939: | Enlisted Private, QX2514, 2nd/9th Infantry Battalion, Mackay, QLD, Australia | |
| 19 Jan 1943: | Promoted Lance Corporal, 2nd/9th Infantry Battalion, (NAA, Pg-11) | |
| 1 Dec 1943: | Promoted Corporal, 2nd/9th Infantry Battalion, (NAA, Pg-13) | |
| 15 Feb 1944: | Promoted Lance Sergeant, 2nd/9th Infantry Battalion, (NAA, Pg-13) | |
| 3 Oct 1945: | Discharged Staff Sergeant, QX2514, 2nd/9th Infantry Battalion | |
| 3 Oct 1945: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Staff Sergeant, QX2514 |
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