Samuel Forbes PATTON

Regimental number13/600
AddressTe Puke, Bay of Plenty
Marital statusSingle
Next of kinAlexander Patton, Ballyrae, Newtownards, Co Down, Ireland
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Auckland Mounted Rifles
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Auckland on 16 October 1914
The Auckland Mounted Rifles, Main Body, left New Zealand on board two ships, HMNZT 8 'Star of India' and HMNZT 12 'Waimana'. It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankDriver
Final unitNew Zealand Field Artillery
Age at death from cemetery records27
Place of burialMovilla Cemetery (Row 4, Grave No 49), Newtonards, Co Down, Ireland
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Father: Alexander Patton, Newtownards, Co Down, Ireland
Other details

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Auckland Mounted Rifles/Main Body

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