Great War Dundee
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Patrick Redichan
Military Information
- Date of enlistment:
- Place of enlistment: Dundee
- Service no: 24477
- Rank: Private
- Service Occupation:
- Awards:
- Regiment/Service: Highland Light Infantry
- Unit/Ship: 10th Battalion
- Place of Death: Lost at Sea
- Age at Death:
- Date of Death: 17.11.1915
- Burial Country:
- Cemetery: Hollybrook Memorial, Southhampton
- Grave/Mem Ref no:
Personal Information
- Date of Birth: 1894
- Place of Birth: Lochee,Dundee
- Address: 37 Whorterbank, Lochee, Dundee
- Occupation: Jute Mill Worker
- Mother:
Ann Elliot
- Father:
John Redichan
- Siblings:
Thomas, Jane, Sarah, Francis, Edward, John, James, Fanny, Stephen & Elizabeth
- Spouse:
Agnes Deans (married 23 July, 1915) 37 Whorterbank, Lochee
- Children:
Patrick (born 1 October, 1915)
More about Patrick Redichan
Patrick was aboard the Hospital Ship “Anglia” which was returning from Calais to Dover with 390 wounded soldiers when she struck a mine 1 mile east of Folkstone, sinking within 15 minutes on 17th November 1915. Patrick was one of 164 believed to have died as a result of the sinking.
Patrick’s surname is also recorded as Ridichan.
Additional information supplied by Pam Hodge
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