PATERSON, Albert Victor
(Service number 74403)
| First Rank | Trooper | Last Rank | Trooper |
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Birth
| Date | 01/07/1890 | Place of Birth | Hazelburn, South Canterbury |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | Seadown, South Canterbury | ||
| Occupation | Farmer | ||
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| Marital Status | Single | ||
| Next of Kin | J. PATERSON (father), Seadown, Canterbury | ||
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 | 41st Reinforcements, Mounted Rifles Brigade | ||
| Date | 11 October 1918 | ||
| Transport | Moeraki. Transhipped to Malta at Sydney | ||
| Embarked From | Destination | Suez, Egypt | |
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| Last Unit Served With | Canterbury Mounted Rifles | ||
Military Awards
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Award Circumstances and Date
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Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 22 March 1980 | Age | 89 years |
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| Place of Death | Timaru | ||
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| Memorial or Cemetery | Timaru Cemetery | ||
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Biographical Notes
Albert Victor Paterson was born on 1 July 1890 at Hazelburn, South Canterbury, the fourth son of John and Margaret (née Hamilton) Paterson, both from Scotland. He was educated at various schools in South Canterbury – Hazelburn, Pleasant Point, Temuka and Seadown. A. V. Paterson was in quite a large draft of men who went into camp at the beginning of March 1918 as South Canterbury’s quota for the 39th Reinforcements. Before leaving the men were given a brief farewell at the Drill Shed. Albert married Elspeth Jane Ross in 1928. His brother, James Hamilton Patersons, also enlisted for service.
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [04 August 2020]; NZ BDM Indexes (Department of Internal Affairs) [04 August 2020]; School Admission records (South Canterbury Branch NZSG) [04 August 2020]; Timaru Cemetery headstone image (Timaru District Council) [05 August 2020]; Timaru Herald, 2 March 1918 (Papers Past) [10 January 2016]
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Teresa Scott, SC branch NZSG
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