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Private JOHN PATERSON

Service Number: 202156
Regiment & Unit/Ship

King's Own Scottish Borderers

7th/8th Bn.

Date of Death

Died 22 August 1917

Age 28 years old

Buried or commemorated at

LIJSSENTHOEK MILITARY CEMETERY

XVII. K. 8A.

Belgium

Commonwealth War Graves Commission - Headstone Placeholder
  • Country of Service United Kingdom
  • Additional Info Son of Mrs. George Swinton, of 10, Fox St., Leith. Born Coldingham, Berwickshire.
  • Personal Inscription IN MY FATHER'S HOUSE THERE ARE MANY MANSIONS AT REST
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Buried or commemorated at

LIJSSENTHOEK MILITARY CEMETERY
West-Vlaanderen Belgium
Number of casualties: 10786
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