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PATERSON, Hugh Barton
Personal Details
| Service Number: | NX29475 |
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| Enlisted: | 26 June 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | 20th Australian Infantry Brigade |
| Born: | Woollahra, New South Wales, Australia, 14 May 1906 |
| Home Town: | Woollahra, Woollahra, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Deceased, Woollahra, New South Wales, Australia, 14 November 1997, aged 91 years |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
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Service History
World War 2 Service
| 26 Jun 1940: | Enlisted Private, NX29475, 20th Australian Infantry Brigade | |
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| 26 Jun 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Lieutenant, NX29475 | |
| 13 Feb 1945: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Lieutenant, NX29475 | |
| Date unknown: | Involvement Lieutenant, NX29475, Australian Army Amenities Service |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Robert Kearney
Probably more famous for being the son of Andrew Barton "Banjo" Paterson, CBE (17 February 1864 – 5 February 1941) was an Australian bush poet, journalist and author.
Hugh served as a Private with 20th Brigade HQ during the Siege of Tobruk and the North African campaigns of 1942 elevating in rank to NCO.
On his return to Australia he was promoted to Lieutenant and served with the Australian Army Amentities Service from 1943 - 1945.
He also had the gift of poetry and penned several "Tobruk" speicfics rhymes detailing life in the city under Siege
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