In Memory Of

PATTINSON, JOHN PEARSON PARKER

Service Details
Age:
 36
Date of Birth:
 1906-08-17
Service No:
 2766228
Rank:
 Gunner
Unit:
 102 (The Northumberland Hussars) Lt. A.A./Anti-Tank Regt.
Regiment:
 Royal Artillery
Date of Death:
 1942-11-01
Cause of Death:
 Killed in action, in the Western Desert
Commemoration
Grave Reference:
 XVII. G. 1.
Cemetery:
 EL ALAMEIN WAR CEMETERY
Country:
 Egypt
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