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Memorial: M2530

Memorial at St Nicholas’s Church, Harwich, Essex, commemorating George Malcolm Paterson, Sub Lieutenant Royal Australian Navy, who was killed in action in HMS ‘Defence’ at the Battle of Jutland 1916

Location

St Nicholas's Church, Harwich, Essex, England

Transcript

'George Malcolm Paterson, Sub Lieutenant Royal Australian Navy, who was killed in action in H.M.S. Defence at the Battle of Jutland 31 May 1916 in his 21st year. He was the youngest son of John Paterson JP and Priscilla his wife of this town'

Details

Vessel: HMS Defence

Event

Battle of Jutland

Event Date

1916

Event Category

1914-1918 First World War

People

Paterson, George Malcolm
Age: 20
Date of Death: 31/5/1916
Cause of Death: War casualty
Rank / Occupation: Sub Lieutenant RAN
Organisation: Royal Australian Navy

Extra

Recorder: William Donnan 1969

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