PATERSON, William Fergus
(Service number 3/4277)
| First Rank | Captain | Last Rank | Captain |
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Birth
| Date | Unknown | Place of Birth |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Occupation | Surgeon | ||
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| Marital Status | Married | ||
| Next of Kin | Mrs C.H. Paterson (wife), Geraldine, New Zealand | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | New Zealand Expeditionary Force | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | Hospital Ship No 2 Marama (Fourth Charter) New Zealand Medical Corps | ||
| Date | 1 June 1918 | ||
| Transport | Hospital Ship No 2 Marama | ||
| Embarked From | Wellington, New Zealand | Destination | Sea |
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| Last Unit Served With | New Zealand Medical Corps | ||
Military Awards
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Award Circumstances and Date
No information
Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 14 November 1918 | Age | 41 |
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| Place of Death | England | ||
| Cause | Died of disease | ||
| Memorial or Cemetery | Brookwood Military Cemetery, Woking, Surrey, England | ||
| New Zealand Memorials | On Memorial wall, Timaru; Geraldine Church Memorial; Geraldine War Memorial | ||
Biographical Notes
Son of William Aird Paterson and Martha Grange Paterson, of Dunedin; husband of Carrie H. Paterson, of Wilson St., Geraldine, South Canterbury, New Zealand. M.R.C.S., L.R.C.P. Eng.
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [28 Dec 2013]; Military Record - Archives New Zealand, Wellington Office Item ID R20799413; Military Record - Archives New Zealand, Wellington Office Item ID R7880640; Probate held at Archives New Zealand, Christchurch Office Item ID R21845313
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