Second Lieutenant

Hugh Lindsay Patton

MM

Awards

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of Julia Patton, of Te Awamutu, Waikato, New Zealand, and the late William Patton. Also served with the Samoan Advance Party.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

Public Contributions:

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Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
12/3121
Name:
Hugh Lindsay Patton
Rank: 
Second Lieutenant
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
Mrs W. Patton (mother), Te Awamutu, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
Railways, Huntly, New Zealand
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
NZEF, Auckland Regiment, 1 Battalion

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Date of Death:
27 August 1918
Day of Death:
Tuesday
Age at Death: 
26
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Bodies of Embarkation:

Samoan Advance Party
7th Reinforcements
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Transport:

HMNZT 1
HMNZT 2
Vessel:
Moeraki or Monowai
Destinations:

Apia, Samoa
Suez, Egypt

Text in italics supplied by Cenotaph Online, Auckland War Memorial Museum

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
VII. AA. 20.
Cemetery Location: 
France
Hugh Lindsay Patton
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