Sergeant William Edward Patterson
D/174 Bde, Royal Field Artillery
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Military Medal |
1914 Star |
He was born in Guernsey in 1886. Son of William J &
Ellen J Patterson (Irish father and mother from Alderney).
By 1891 the family had moved to Liverpool and then Birkenhead.
He enlisted into the Royal Artillery in 1906. Posted
to 70 battery, 34 brigade RFA on the outbreak of war.
17/08/1914
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entered France (he was entitled to the 1914 trio
with clasp and roses)
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26/05/1915 |
admitted hospital with 'shock' |
01/06/1915 |
to England |
11/09/1915 |
posted to 186 brigade RFA |
07/10/1915 |
promoted to Bombardier |
04/02/1916 |
promoted to Corporal |
06/03/1916 |
embarked for France |
02/04/1916 |
promoted to Sergeant |
01/12/1916 |
posted to 179 brigade RFA |
30/01/1917 |
posted to 174 brigade RFA |
15/06/1918 |
reduced to Corporal for insubordination |
01/09/1918 |
promoted to Sergeant |
09/09/1918 |
gassed |
15/11/1918 |
to base |
13/03/1919 |
Military medal gazetted |
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