Sergeant William Edward Patterson
D/174 Bde, Royal Field Artillery

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	entered France (he was entitled to the 1914 trio with clasp and roses)
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