Pte
William Pattinson
Military Details
Service Number: 3528
Regiment & Unit / Ship
4th Coy South African Scottish
Enlisted
19 November 1915
Awards and Medals
The Victory Medal
The British War Medal, 1914-18
Enlistment Details
Date of Enlistment
19 November 1915
Place of Enlistment
Transvaal ,South Africa
Residence at Enlistment
Po Box 19 ,Florida , Transvaal , South Africa
Rank at Enlistment
Pte
Battalion at Enlistment
4th Coy
Service Number at Enlistment
3582
Service History
Died of wounds, when two companies of the 4th S.A.I. relieved elements of the 2nd S.A.I. in Bernafay Wood. A platoon of the 4th S.A.I. was at the Briqueterie and its A Coy, in action in Trone Wood since the 9th, was relieved on the night of the 10th/11th.
Personal Details
Date of Birth
1895
Place of Birth
Cleator Moor
Religion
C of E
Parents
William and Elizabeth
Education and Occupation
Occupation
Fitter
Death and Memorial
Date of Death
11th July 1916
Age at Death
21
Circumstances of Death
Died of Wounds
Place of Death
Somme
Theater of Action
France
Battle
Battle of The Somme
Regiment at Death
South African Scottish
Battalion/Vessel at Death
4th Coy
Rank at Death
Pte
Buried or Commemorated at
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