PATON  W.J.

Given Names:  Walter James

               

Service Number:  8025

Unit:  Infantry Brigade Train 8                                                                                          

Rank:  Driver   

Paybook Number:  77994

 

Age:  21 Yrs  2 Mths

Occupation:  Motor Mechanic                                                                                         

Marital Status:  Single

Religion:  Presbyterian

 

PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION           

Height:  5 Ft  5½ In                  

Weight:  150 Lbs

Chest:  33-36 In

Hair:  Black

Eyes:  Blue

Complexion:  Fresh

 

ENLISTMENT

Date Enlisted:  13/7/1915

Place:  Melbourne

Next of Kin:  FATHER  Robert Paton

6 Brougham Street, Kew, Victoria                                                                                     

Embarkation Date:  10/11/1915

Port:  Melbourne                                       

Ship:  HMAT Ascanius A11

 

END OF WAR 

Status:  Returned to Australia

Ship:  Themistocles                                   

Embarked:  12/6/1919                               

Disembarked:  8/8/1919

Unit:  5th Motor Transport Company                                                                                              

Rank:  Driver

Discharge Date:  30/9/1919                       

Place:  Melbourne

 

MEDALS AND AWARDS

14/15 Star:  6103

British War Medal:  28093

Victory Medal:  22959

Other:   

 

BIRTH

Date or Year:  3/5/1894

Place:  Brunswick, Victoria                      

Father:  Robert PATON                           

Mother:  Elizabeth Mary June OMAN

 

MARRIAGE

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DEATH

Date or Year: 31/5/1977                          

Place: Tooradin, Victoria                          

Burial:  Lismore Cemetery, Victoria

 

SERVICE RECORD HIGHLIGHTS

 

MEMORIALS

Kew State School

Kew War Memorial

Kew Presbyterian Church

 

WORLD WAR 2 SERVICE

Service Number:  V91899                                                  

Date Enlisted:   27/3/1941                                                     

Date Discharged:  19/3/1943

 

COMMENTS

 

Kew Rotary