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PATERSON, Alexander
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 4187 |
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| Enlisted: | 18 September 1915, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 26th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Blackstone, Queensland, 1889 |
| Home Town: | Blackstone, Ipswich, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Blackstone State School |
| Occupation: | Coal miner |
| Memorials: | Blackstone Congregational Church Honour Roll, Booval War Memorial, Ipswich Soldier's Memorial Hall Great War |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 18 Sep 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4187, 26th Infantry Battalion, Brisbane, Queensland | |
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| 28 Mar 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 4187, 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, 4187, 26th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Commonwealth, Brisbane | |
| 3 May 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 4187, 26th Infantry Battalion |
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"...4187 Private Alexander 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 Alexander Paterson returned to Australia on 18 January 1919." - SOURCE (www.awm.gov.au)
Brother of 4188 Pte William Paterson (/explore/people/302827) who was killed in action in France on 05 Nov 1916
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