PATERSON, David Skene

PATERSON, David Skene – A Southern Downs Veteran

CONFLICT : WWII
SERVICE NO : 405931
RANK : Flying Officer
UNIT : 66 Squadron
ENLISTMENT DATE : 22/06/1941
AGE : 21
PLACE OF ENLISTMENT : Brisbane, Queensland
PLACE OF BIRTH : Rockhampton, Queensland
RELIGION : Presbyterian
OCCUPATION : Jackaroo
DATE OF DEATH : 23/07/1943
PLACE OF BURIAL : Gladstone, Queensland

MEMORIALS : Warwick SCOTS College 1939-1945 Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Barcaldine WWII Memorial Gates, City of Townsville Honour Roll 1939-1945

View this person’s Service File : PATERSON, David Skene

NOTES : David Skene Paterson was the son of David Skene and Lucy Neal Paterson of Barcaldine.

David attended SCOTS College in Warwick.

David and his brothers James Hugh Paterson 414076 MBE and Thomas Skene Paterson QX1200 all served in the Second World War.

While on an operation flight, David’s aircraft crashed on Heron Island off the Queensland coast.

Read about Southern Downs Military History here.