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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
Manitoba
Death:
December 17, 1959
Werl, Germany
Burial/memorial information
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.
Digital gallery of Warrant Officer Class II William Bainbridge Patterson
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Warrant Officer Class II William Bainbridge Patterson
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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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