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William Charles Paterson

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Nominal Roll Vol 1, Page: 569 - No known copyright restrictions

Nominal Roll Vol 1, Page: 569 - No known copyright restrictions

Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    William Charles AWMM
  • Surname
    Paterson AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
    William Charles Patterson AWMM
  • Service number
    • 24/1161 AWMM
    • 41646 AWMM
  • Gender
    • Male AWMM
    • Male Public - Terry - Other Relative - 17 June 2015 - Military personal file
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion
    Church of England Public - Terry - Other Relative - 17 June 2015 - Military personal file

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
    Unknown AWMM Belfast, New Zealand AWMM
  • Post war occupation
    Motor engineer and workshop foreman Magnus Motors Wellington, Public - Terry - Other Relative - 17 June 2015 - Family recoirds
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    Mrs D. Patterson (wife), care of Mrs W.C. Patterson, Factory Road, Belfast, Canterbury, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Pre 9 October 1915 AWMM Married AWMM

Service

Wars and conflicts

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Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
    27 May 1915 to 8 October 1915 as Private D Coy 2nd Bn Trentham Regiment, Trentham, New Zealand Public - Terry - Direct descendant - 21 February 2016 - Military Personal File
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    • WW1 Canterbury, New Zealand AWMM
    • 7 May 1915 enlisted in NZ Army at Trentham, New Zealand
      14 Feb 1941 Enlisted in RNZAF and promoted Public - Terry - Direct descendant - 21 February 2016 - Military Personal File
  • Occupation before enlistment
    Engineer at Canterbury Frozen Meat Company, Belfast, NZ Public - Terry - Other Relative - 17 June 2015 - Military Records
  • Age on enlistment
    19 years and 45 years Public - Terry - Direct descendant - 21 February 2016 - Military Personal File

Embarkations

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Prisoner of war

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  • Capture details
  • Days interned
  • Liberation date
  • Liberation Repatriation
  • POW liberation details
  • POW serial number

Medical history

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  • Medical notes

Last known rank

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  • Last rank

Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Name is listed in the Nominal Rolls and Archives New Zealand as Patterson, family correspondence indicates that this is an error. AWMM

Death

About death

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  • Death
    14 April 1983 Public Source
  • Date of death
    14 April 1983 Public - Terry - Direct descendant - 21 February 2016 - Department of Internal Affairs War 17 no 26330 dated 14 April 1983
  • Age at death
    86 years Public - Terry - Direct descendant - 21 February 2016 - Department of Internal Affairs War 17 no 26330 dated 14 April 1983
  • Place of death
    Christchurch, New Zealand Public - Terry - Direct descendant - 21 February 2016 - Department of Internal Affairs War 17 no 26330 dated 14 April 1983
  • Cause of death
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
  • Cemetery name
    Cremated 17 April 1983 Public - Terry - Direct descendant - 21 February 2016 - Family records
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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Sources

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21 February 2016TerryLevinDirect descendant

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