Pattison, William Roy (1773)
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