Sergeant William Robertson Hamilton Paton
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Name:
Paton,
William Robertson Hamilton
Date of birth: 1880-03-31
Place of birth: Kilmarnock Scotland Scotland
Next of kin: Father James Paton 70 Lothian Road, Edinburgh,Scotland
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Lawyer
Occupation (normalized): Lawyer
Address:
Victoria, British Columbia
Religion: Presbyterian
Date of death:
1916-09-12
Cause of death:
Killed in action
Buried:
Reninghelst New Military Cemetery, II. A 10
MILITARY INFORMATION
Regimental number: 703412
Highest Rank:
Sergeant
(102nd Battalion)
Rank detail
- Sergeant-Major, 102nd Battalion, Infantry (Army).
- Sergeant, 102nd Battalion, Infantry (Army).
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Commemoration location: Juniper Green, St Andrew’s Church, Edinburgh, Scotland
RESEARCH INFORMATION
LAC ID:
565243
Service file: B7631-S014
Uploader's Notes: Son of James Paton and Agnes Robertson Paton; husband of Elizabeth D. Paton, of 109, High St., Dunfermline, Scotland. Late of Victoria, British Columbia. previous service-50th Regt
Uploader's Research notes:
Died in an area of rest camps and casualty clearing stations probably of wounds or disease.
102nd Battalion Nominal Roll
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Date added: 2006-06-01
Last modified: 2013-07-20