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In memory of:

Warrant Officer Class II William Bainbridge Patterson

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Citation(s);

Canadian Volunteer Service Medal
Italy Star
France and Germany Star
Defence Medal
War Medal 1939-1945

Military service

Service number: SP33516
Age: 39
Rank: Warrant Officer Class II
Force: Army
Unit/Regiment: 8th Canadian Hussars (Princess Louise's)
Birth: February 11, 1920 Tynemouth, England
Enlistment: September 1, 1939 Winnipeg, Manitoba
Death: December 17, 1959 Werl, Germany

Burial/memorial information

WERL CENTRAL CEMETERY
Grave reference: Plot 1, Row E, Grave 4
Additional information

Son of Robert and Ruth Patterson of Pacific Junction, Manitoba. Husband of Mary Catherine (nee Barnett) Patterson and father of John, Maureen, Patricia and Mary of London, Ontario. Brother of Robert, Esther and Edna.

Additional citations

Canadian Volunteer Service Medal and Clasp, Italy Star, France & Germany Star, Defence Medal and War Medal 1939-1945

Related media

Service in Canada (1867 – present)

In the Books of Remembrance

Commemorated on:

Page 92 of the In the Service of Canada, Vol. I (1947 – 2014) Book of Remembrance.
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WERL CENTRAL CEMETERY Germany

There were 448 Canadians (124 Post-War military and 324 Dependants) buried in the Central Cemetery in Werl, Germany. Unlike most of North America, in most locations in Europe plots are not acquired in perpetuity but rather for a specific period of time, normally 20 to 25 years, after which the grave marker is removed and eventually the plot is reused. Fortunately, the burials in both two Canadian Sections in Werl were leased by Canada and there has been no loss of graves.

For more information, visit Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

 

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