Search results Next record Previous record English Māori Alan Stuart Paterson Died 27 December 1944 PDF Key details Service numberNZ39405 AWMM WWII 39405 AWMM Also known as Armed force / branchAir Force AWMM Last rankSergeant AWMM Royal New Zealand Air Force, 2 Port Depot (Transit) AWMM WarWorld War II, 1939-1945 AWMM Enquire Lay a poppy Portrait, Weekly News - This image may be subject to copyright Hide sources Show empty fields Identity About Contribute › Title ForenamesAlan Stuart AWMM SurnamePaterson AWMM Ingoa Also known as Service numberNZ39405 AWMM WWII 39405 AWMM GenderMale AWMM Iwi Hapū Waka Rohe Religion Images and documents Images Contribute › Documents Contribute › Civilian life About birth Contribute › Birth Date of birth Place of birth Birth notes Address before enlistment Post war occupation Next of kin on embarkationRonald Newcombe Paterson (father), "Oaklands", Herbert, Otago, New Zealand AWMM Relationship statusUnknown AWMM Married AWMM Service Wars and conflicts Contribute › WarWorld War II, 1939-1945 AWMM Campaign Armed force / branchAir Force AWMM Service numberNZ39405 AWMM WWII 39405 AWMM Military service Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers Military decorations Contribute › Medals and AwardsBritish Empire Medal (BEM) AWMM Training and Enlistment Contribute › Military training Branch Trade Proficiency Enlistment Occupation before enlistment Age on enlistment Embarkations Contribute › Embarkation details Prisoner of war Contribute › Capture details Days interned Liberation date Liberation Repatriation POW liberation details POW serial number Medical history Contribute › Medical notesAccidental Death, Cause of Death AWMM Motor cycle accident AWMM Last known rank Contribute › Last rankSergeant AWMM Royal New Zealand Air Force, 2 Port Depot (Transit) AWMM Biographical information Biographical information Contribute › Alan Paterson was the son of Ronald Newcombe Paterson and Mary Hamilton Paterson, of Herbert, Otago; husband of Helen Love Hunt Paterson, of Hampden, Otago, New Zealand. AWMM Death About death Contribute › Death27 December 1944 AWMM Age 26 AWMM Otago, New Zealand AWMM Date of death Age at death Place of death Cause of deathAccidental Death AWMM Death notes CemeteryOamaru (Old) Cemetery, Perth Street -Test Street - Greta Street, Oamaru, Waitaki District, New Zealand AWMM Block 20 Plot 191 AWMM Cemetery name Grave reference Obituary Memorial name Memorial reference Memorials Memorial Contribute › Memorial name Roll of Honour Remember Alan Stuart Paterson by laying a poppy. Agnes Mary Paterson Alan McLean Paterson Alan Stuart Paterson Albert Lawson Paterson Albert Maitland Paterson Lay a poppy for 2021 Leave a note Leave a tribute or memory of Alan Stuart Paterson Leave a note Contribute › Processing Sources Sources Contribute › External linksWaitaki District Council (Oamaru) cemetery records http://www.waitaki.govt.nz/services/SitePages/CemeteriesSearch.aspx Sources Used Births, Deaths and Marriages (New Zealand) Historical Records online https://www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz Sources Used Papers Past. Digital New Zealand Newspapers. http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast Sources Used Air Force Casualties. Evening Post, Volume CXXXIX, Issue 5, 6 January 1945, Page 8 http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&cl=search&d=EP19450106.2.101 Further Reference Commonwealth War Graves Commission record https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/2920301 Sources Used DocumentsThe Evening Post AWMM Martyn, E. (1998-2008). For Your Tomorrow (Vols. 1-3). Christchurch, N.Z.: Volplane Press. AWMM The development of the Online Cenotaph is an ongoing process; updates, new images and records are added weekly. In some cases, records have yet to be confirmed by Museum staff, and there could be mistakes or omissions in the information provided. Online Cenotaph Data by Auckland War Memorial Museum is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License Search results Next record Previous record