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PATERSON, George Gibson
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 120 |
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| Enlisted: | 19 August 1914, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | 1st Divisional Signal Company |
| Born: | Bacchus Marsh, Victoria, February 1895 |
| Home Town: | Essendon, Moonee Valley, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Clerk |
| Memorials: | Essendon State School No 483 Roll of Honor, Kensington ANA Flemington Branch No69 Honour Roll |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 19 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 120, Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 20 Oct 1914: | Involvement AIF WW1, Sapper, 120, 1st Divisional Signal Company, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '6' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Karroo embarkation_ship_number: A10 public_note: '' | |
| 20 Oct 1914: | Embarked AIF WW1, Sapper, 120, 1st Divisional Signal Company, HMAT Karroo, Melbourne | |
| 25 Apr 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Sapper, 120, 1st Divisional Signal Company, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
| 21 Sep 1917: | Honoured Military Medal, Menin Road | |
| 17 Aug 1918: | Promoted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 1st Divisional Signal Company | |
| 29 Sep 1918: | Honoured Military Cross, Breaching the Hindenburg Line - Cambrai / St Quentin Canal | |
| 2 Aug 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 1st Divisional Signal Company |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by John Edwards
"...Sapper George Gibson Paterson aged 19, an original despatch rider with the 1st Australian Divisional Signal Company, sitting on his Precision Big Four motorcycle at the Mena House stables. The motorcycle, a vehicle of 4.25 horsepower, was manufactured in Australia by A.G. Healing and Company of 354 Little Bourke Street, Melbourne. Paterson later won an MM and an MC in France." - SOURCE (www.awm.gov.au)
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