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Aug 31, 1895
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Born at
Priceville Ontario
Seen here as a youth growing up in Priceville
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May 28, 1915
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Attested into
the 59th Battalion at Lindsay Ontario
Ø Number 454162 (original number A54162)
Ø Next of kin given as William Henry Patterson (father) of RR #2
Priceville Ontario
Ø Previous occupation given as Farmer
Ø No previous military experience given
Ø Religion given as Methodist
Ø Assigned to “B” Company
He lied about
his age on Attestation as he was under age
On this date
he is shown on the pay roll of the 45th Victoria Regiment at Lindsay
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Jun 9, 1915
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Proceeded to the
Barriefield Camp at Kingston and joined the 59th Battalion
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Aug 1, 1915
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Appointed to the
provisional rank of Corporal
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Nov 13, 1915
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Embarked the RMS
Missanabie at Montreal Quebec
He was part
of the 2nd Reinforcing Draft of the 59th Battalion. He was reduced to his permanent rank of Pte in
order to proceed with the draft.
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Nov 23, 1915
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Disembarked at
Plymouth England and proceeded to the West Sandling Camp, near Hythe Kent
On arrival at
West Sandling, the entire Draft of men was absorbed into the 39th Reserve
Battalion
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Dec 24, 1915
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Paraded sick and
admitted to hospital with inflamed Tonsils
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Apr 28, 1916
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Declared Fit and
discharged to duty
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Jun 3, 1916
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Admitted to the
Military Hospital at Shorncliffe with a diagnosis of VDG (Venereal Disease Gonorrhea)
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Jun 6, 1916
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Transferred to
the General Hospital at Bulford
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Jul 4, 1916
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Discharged to
duty from hospital
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Aug 6, 1916
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Transferred to
the 21st Battalion
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Aug 7, 1916
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Arrived at CBD
(Canadian Base Depot) at Havre France and TOS (Taken On Strength) the 21st
Battalion
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Aug 12, 1916
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Left CBD enroute
to the 2nd Entrenching Battalion
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Aug 14, 1916
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Joined the 2nd
Entrenching Battalion
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Sep 3, 1916
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Joined the 21st
Battalion in the Field
The Battalion was in billets at Zouafques, south of Pas de Calais,
conducting training exercises. They had just
been issued with Lee Enfield rifles to replace their faulty Ross Rifles, and were training
for the upcoming offensive on the Somme
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Sep 15, 1916 Reported
to be Missing After Action
On October 6, 1916 the Battalion’s Part II Orders recorded Pte
Patterson as “Killed In Action September 15 - 17, 1916”
Because his body was either never found, or if found, never
identified, he is commemorated on the Vimy Ridge Memorial
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He is also commemorated on the WW1 Memorial at Priceville Ontario, and
in addition to the above, the family plot also honours him in the McNeil's Cemetery,
Priceville Ontario
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Sep 23, 1920
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The Memorial
Cross (Silver Cross) was sent to his mother, Janet Patterson, at RR #2 Priceville Ontario
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Dec 24, 1920
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Scroll sent to
his father at RR #2 Priceville Ontario
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Aug 5, 1921
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Plaque (Death
Penny) sent to his father at RR #2 Priceville Ontario
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Mar 25, 1922
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The British War
Medal and Victory Medals were sent to his father, William Patterson, at RR #2 Priceville
Ontario
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