PATTERSON G.

Given Names:  Gerald Leighton

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Unit:  Royal Field Artillery BEF                                                                                         

Rank:  Lieutenant                                                                                                            

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Occupation:  Manufactuers Agent                                                                                   

Marital Status:  Single

Religion:  Church of England

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ENLISTMENT

Date Enlisted:  Unknown

Place:  England

Next of Kin:  FATHER  Thomas Alexander Patterson

15 Barry Street, Kew, Victoria                                                                                          

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Unit:  Royal Field Artillery BEF                                                                                                       

Rank:  Acting Captain

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MEDALS AND AWARDS

14/15 Star: 

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Other:    Military Cross

BIRTH

Date or Year:  17/12/1895

Place:  Preston, Victoria                          

Father:  Thomas Alexander PATTERSON 

Mother:  Isabella MITCHELL

MARRIAGE

Year:  1922     

Place:  Melbourne                                   

Spouse: Ethel Orme Manson RIGALL

DEATH

Date or Year: 13/6/1967                          

Place: Mornington, Victoria                      

Burial:  Springvale, Victoria

SERVICE RECORD HIGHLIGHTS

Military Cross awarded in 1917 for bravery at Messines

MEMORIALS

Holy Trinity Church

Kew War Memorial

WORLD WAR 2 SERVICE

Service Number:  V51948                                       

Date Enlisted:   Unknown                                                     

Date Discharged:  10/12/1941

COMMENTS

Grand-slam winning Australian tennis player; Singles - Australian Open (1927), Wimbledon (1919, 1922) + 6 doubles titles; WW1 interrupted his tennis career

Nephew of Australian Opera singer Dame Nellie Melba and father of racing driver Bill Patterson