PATERSON, Henry Richards
(Service number 82073)
| First Rank | Private | Last Rank |
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Birth
| Date | 10/02/1889 | Place of Birth | Timaru |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | Otaio Post Office | ||
| Occupation | Farm labourer | ||
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| Next of Kin | J. PATERSON (father), Otaio | ||
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 | 43rd Reinforcements, A Company | ||
| Date | 2 October 1918 | ||
| Transport | Matatua | ||
| Embarked From | Destination | London, England | |
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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 | 24 August 1970 | Age | 81 years |
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| Memorial or Cemetery | Timaru Cemetery | ||
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Biographical Notes
Henry Richards was the son of John and Eliza Grace (née Richards) Paterson, and a brother of James Richards Paterson.
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [01 October 2017]; NZ BDM Indexes (Department of internal Affairs); Timaru Cemetery headstone image (Timaru District Council)
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