John Robert PATTERSON

Regimental number6/845
Place of birthLakeside
AddressLakeside
Marital statusSingle
Next of kinR Patterson, Lakeside, Canterbury
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Canterbury Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 16 October 1914
The Canterbury Infantry Battalion, Main Body, left New Zealand on board two ships, 'Tahiti' and 'Athenic'. It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankPrivate
Final unitCanterbury Infantry Regiment
FateDied of disease 30 September 1915
Age at death from cemetery records21
Place of burialAt sea
Commemoration detailsCanterbury Provincial Memorial
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: the late Robert and Mary Hutton Patterson
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Died at sea en route to New Zealand.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Canterbury Infantry Batln/Main Body