Service Details
Name:
 PATTINSON
Given Name:
 JOHN PEARSON PARKER
Initials:
 J P P
Service No:
 2766228
Rank:
 Gunner
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Regiment:
 Royal Artillery
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Unit:
 102 (The Northumberland Hussars) Lt. A.A./Anti-Tank Regt.
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Date of Death:
 1942-11-01
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Date of Birth:
 1906-08-17
Age:
 36
Cause of Death:
 Killed in action, in the Western Desert
Additional
Information:
He was born on August 17, 1906, and entered Grey House in February 1920. He passed his Junior Certificate in 1922, and played rugger and cricket for the School 2nd teams, and was a L.-Corporal in the Cadet Corps. After leaving in June 1923, he went mining in the Gwanda district. At the time he joined the Forces he was employed as a mining engineer at Belingwe. He was a keen hockey player, and represented Rhodesia in 1933. On Plumtree School Roll of Honour
Commemoration
Country:
 Egypt
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Cemetery:
 EL ALAMEIN WAR CEMETERY
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Grave Reference:
 XVII. G. 1.

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