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Pattison, William Roy (1773)

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Place of Birth: Port Melbourne, VIC

Age: 20 years 5 months

Enlistment Details: Monday, 14 February 1916 – Melbourne, VIC

Service Number: 1773           view online service record

Address:
427 Bay Street
Port Melbourne, VIC

Next of Kin:
William Pattison (father)
427 Bay Street
Port Melbourne, VIC

Embarkation Details:
Date: Saturday, 8 April 1916
Ship: HMAT Aeneas A60
Port: Melbourne, VIC
Unit: 2nd Pioneer Battalion – 2nd Reinforcements

Fate:
RTA: Tuesday, 10 December 1918
Discharged: Tuesday, 25 March 1919

William played for the Beverley Junior Football Club in Richmond and was given a send-off with three of his teammates at the home of Mr & Mrs Lewis, Sutton Grove, Richmond on 5 April 1916.

1916 ‘Send-off to Soldiers.’, Port Melbourne Standard (Vic. : 1914 – 1920), 8 April, p. 2. , viewed 30 Mar 2016, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article91167852

1916 ‘ANZAC ANNIVERSARY AT SEA.’, Port Melbourne Standard (Vic. : 1914 – 1920), 3 June, p. 2. , viewed 02 May 2016, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article91166105

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