Remembering those who fought in the Great War.

John McKinley Paterson

Hawker, (SERVED AS MCKINLEY, J). SON OF JOSEPH AND MARGARET MCKINLEY PATERSON, OF 81, ROXBURGH ST., GREENOCK, SCOTLAND. His brother Joseph, was killed with the 5th Argylls at Gallipoli. Worked at Kincaids

Honours

Military Medal Gazette 11/8/16

Attested 9/1/15 under name John McKinley, stating no next of kin. Arrested for fraudulent enlistment - attested with 5th A & SH and deserted 9/1/15. Seems to have deserted in order join a Battalion that was going to war

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John McKinley Paterson