PATTERSON, John
(Service number 80107)
| First Rank | Private | Last Rank |
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Birth
| Date | 15/10/1889 | Place of Birth | Waimate |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | Royal Hotel, Temuka | ||
| Occupation | Labourer | ||
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| Marital Status | |||
| Next of Kin | Mrs A. H. PATTERSON (mother), Gore | ||
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 | 42nd Reinforcements, B Company | ||
| Date | 1 August 1918 | ||
| Transport | Tofua | ||
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Military Awards
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Award Circumstances and Date
No information
Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 1 March 1957 | Age | 67 years |
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| Place of Death | Gore | ||
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| Memorial or Cemetery | Gore Cemetery | ||
| New Zealand Memorials | |||
Biographical Notes
John Patterson was the second son of James and Annie (née Bremner). His brother James enlisted for service in World War I, as did his cousin George Norton Patterson. John may have attended Gore School.
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [13 April 2019]; Gore Cemetery burial record (Gore District Council) [13 April 2019]
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Teresa Scott, SC branch NZSG
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