Medal card : Pte. - 25th London
Regt. - India .G.S. Medal Afghan 1919.
[1/25th Regt. Address Book*] - 'B' Coy. - 9 Edgarley Tce, Fulham, S.W.
George was born in Battersea on the 23rd Feb 1890 (baptism St.
Mary Battersea on 9 May), the son James Gardner Paterson, a mason,
and Mary Ann (nee Roulett / Rowlett).
George married Amy (nee Tookey) in 1910 in Fulham.
He worked for the Fulham Council when he signed up. During WW2
he was alocal ARP warden. Later in life he was a gardener at the
Fulham Palace Gardens.
He lived in latter years at 19 Edgarly
Terrace, Fulham.
George died in 1976. Two of his brothers signed up in
August '14 at Fulham, neither of whom were to survive the war.
Also a first cousin Alexander Frederick Paterson (see his
listing). The family all being Fulham based back then.
George is second from the right. (Courtesy of Alan Paterson)
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George is standing on the far right.
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[Photos & info courtesy of Adam
Buttery]
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