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Died: 1963. Marrickville, New South Wales, Australia. Death Cert:32157/1963.
Mother: Mary A Patterson. nee: Sims.
Leslie Patterson enlisted at Armidale, N.S.W. with B Company 33rd Battalion AIF on the 4th of January 1916
and was an original member of the Battalion. He embarked from Sydney onboard HMAT A74 "Marathon" on the 4th May 1916.
Leslie returned to Australia on the 9th December 1918.
26/02/1919.
Informant; Sergeant: 517 Leslie PATTERSON, B Company 33rd Battalion. Informant describes
Private: 2909 Howard Joseph WHITEMAN as about 5ft 6in high, slight build, dark complexion,
aged about 30. Informant states that they both belonged to B Company. On the 19.10.17 the Battalion was in action
at Passchendaele. They hopped over early in the morning. WHITEMAN was killed outright by a shell while they were
advancing in the course of the morning. Informant was about 50 yards away and saw WHITEMAN soon after he had
fallen. He went quite close to him and recognised him as he passed, but never heard where WHITEMAN was buried.
The objectives were captured. According to informant WHITEMAN was a well liked chap.
No: 4 Australian General Hospital, Randwick, N.S.W.
Leslie was a single 21 year old Labourer from Griffin Lane, Tamworth, N.S.W upon enlistment. His parents Walter and
Mary Patterson were married in 1887 at Tamworth, N.S.W. Marriage Cert:7173/1887 and had a only child.
Leslie Patterson born 1898 at Tamworth, N.S.W. Birth Cert:32555/1894 and died in 1963 at Marrickville,
N.S.W. Death Cert:32157/1963. Leslie's father Walter was born in 1864 at Tamworth, N.S.W. Birth Cert:15162/1864
and died in Tamworth in 1948 at Tamworth, N.S.W. Death Cert:13492/1948.
(Australian National Archives)
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