Regimental number | 22080 |
Occupation | Farm hand |
Next of kin | Father, Robert Paterson, 20 Littlebourne Crescent, Roslyn, Dunedin |
Rank on embarkation | Private |
Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 16th Reinforcements, Otago Infantry Battalion, D Company |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 63 Navua on |
Final rank | Private |
Final unit | 1st Battalion, Otago Infantry Regiment |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Age at death from cemetery records | 21 |
Place of burial | No known grave |
Commemoration details | Messines Ridge (New Zealand) Memorial, nr Ieper, Belgium |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Robert and Frances Margaret Paterson, 20 Littlebourne Crescent, Roslyn, Dunedin |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 38, p. 18 |