Great War Dundee
This is Dundee's story of those that served in the First World War, and of the people left at home
William Paton
Military Information
- Date of enlistment:
- Place of enlistment: Dundee
- Service no: 293010
- Rank: Private
- Service Occupation:
- Awards:
- Regiment/Service: Black Watch
- Unit/Ship: 7th Battalion
- Place of Death: Farnham, Surrey, England
- Age at Death: 19
- Date of Death: 20/05/1917
- Burial Country: United Kingdom
- Cemetery: Dundee (Balgay) Cemetery
- Grave/Mem Ref no: C. 1. 538.
Personal Information
- Date of Birth: 10.09.1897
- Place of Birth: 23 Lower Pleasance, Dundee
- Address: 43 Nethergate, Dundee
- Occupation: Carter, Wardie & Co, Dundee
- Mother:
Euphemia Duncan Paton, 10 Blackness St, Dundee
- Father:
William Paton, 10 Blackness St, Dundee
- Siblings:
- Spouse:
- Children:
More about William Paton
William died of his wounds.
William Paton 293010 Black Watch
Paton___Pte. William Paton, Black Watch, wounded April 23rd, died from wounds May 20th. His father has just been invalided home. Pte. Paton prior to the war was employed as a carter with Wardle & Co.
Dundee People’s Journal 26th May 1917
Gravemarker photo, courtesy of John G Duffus, additional information kindly supplied by Michael Caldwell
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