Archibald PATTON

Regimental number18698
Date of birth12 November 1885
Place of birthLondonderry, Ireland
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationSettler
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation29
Height6' 0"
Weight224 lbs
Next of kinFather, J Patton, Londonderry, Ireland
Enlistment date3 April 1916
Place of enlistmentTrentham
Rank on embarkationRifleman
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 9th Reinforcements to 2nd Battalion, F Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 26 July 1916
Final rankRifleman
Final unit1st Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade
FateKilled in Action 12 October 1917
Age at death from cemetery records33
Place of burialPerth Cemetery (China Wall) (Plot VIII, Row A, Grave No 6), nr Ieper, Belgium
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records		Parents: John and Sarah Patton, Lydnee, Portglenone, Co Antrim, Ireland
Other details

War service: Western Front

Embarked Wellington, 25 July 1916; disembarked Devonport, England, 3 October 1916, and marched into Sling Camp.

Proceeded overseas to France, 20 October 1916; joined 1st Bn, NZ Rifle Brigade, in the field, 4 November 1916, and posted to A Company.

Admitted to No 3 NZ Field Ambulance, 13 January 1917 (trench feet); transferred to No 1 Australian Casualty Clearing Station, 25 January 1917; to No 2 Australian General Hospital, 29 January 1917; to England, 31 January 1917, and admitted to No 1 NZ General Hospital, Brockenhurst, 1 February 1917 (trench feet: severe); transferred to NZ Convalescent Hospital, Hornchurch, 30 March 1917; to NZ Command Depot, Codford, 9 June 1917.

Proceeded overseas to France, 11 July 1917, and posted to NZ Area Employment Company.

Classified 'A' Class by travelling NZ Medical Board, 2-3 August 1917.

Joined 1st Bn, Otago Infantry Regiment, 20 September 1917, and posted to A Company.

Detached to No 3 Machine Gun Company, 3 October 1917; rejoined Bn, 6 October 1917.

Killed in action, 12 October 1917.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 37, p. 16
Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 20799598