William Gladstone PATON

Regimental number10/795
Date of birth14 May 1894
Place of birthKelso, Otago
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationClerk
Addressc/o Mrs Symmott, High Street, Hawera
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation20.3
Height5' 10.5"
Weight140 lbs
Next of kinFather, Thomas Paton, Albert Street, Dannevirke
Previous military service11th Regiment (Taranaki Rifles); 2nd Battalion, 9th (Hawkes Bay) Regiment
Enlistment date12 August 1914
Place of enlistmentNew Plymouth
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Wellington Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 10 Arawa on 16 October 1914
Final rank2nd Lieutenant
Final unitNew Zealand Army Service Corps
FateCommenced return to New Zealand 25 September 1915
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Embarked Wellington, 16 October 1914; disembarked Alexandria, Egypt, 3 December 1914.

Embarked Alexandria with unit to join the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force (Gallipoli Campaign), 12 April 1915.

Wounded in action, 8 August 1915 (gunshot wound, left thigh); admitted to No.1 Australian General Hospital, date not stated.

Commenced return to New Zealand from Suez on board HS 'Willochra', 25 September 1915; disembarked New Zealand, 30 November 1915.

Marched in Trentham Military Camp, 28 June 1916.

Transferred to NZ Army Service Corps, 13 July 1916.

Promoted to Corporal, 16 April 1917.

Promoted to Acting Sergeant, 19 June 1917.

Posted to 48th Reinforcements, 14 August 1918.

Appointed Second Lieutenant, 13 September 1918.

Transferred to 51st Reinforcements, 14 September 1918.

Transferred to 'A' Company, 49th Reinforcements, 18 September 1918.

Appointment terminated (discharged), 7 January 1919.

Total war service: 4 years 149 days (of which 1 year 15 days were abroad).

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Infantry Batln/Main Body
Date of death15 October 1969, Napier
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 7880642
Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 20799360