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
Year:
Place:
Spouse:
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