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General => Armed Forces => World War Two => Topic started by: Soureau on Friday 10 February 12 18:37 GMT (UK)
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Good evening,
I'm trying to find out further information about:
Corporal Herbert PATTINSON born Guisborough or Middlesbrough, Yorkshire who served in the Royal Pioneer Corps and was a casualty on 17th June 1940 "at sea". His army number was: 4381206
If anyone can help, or has access to RPC archives or ressources I would be very grateful. Many thanks.
Nick
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Have you got his service record? If not have a look at this:-
MOD (http://www.mod.uk/DefenceInternet/AboutDefence/WhatWeDo/Personnel/ServiceRecords/MakingARequestForInformationHeldOnThePersonnelRecordsOfDeceasedServicePersonnel.htm)
Blue
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Good evening,
Many thanks for taking the time to reply. Very interesting the link.
Most appreciated. Thank you.
Nick
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Hi Nick
I'm waiting for a service record myself they are taking at least 9 months at the moment. I've been waiting 6 months so far.
Blue
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The Pioneers were part of the great reorganisation into the Royal Logistics Corps. Perhaps the RLC museum can help you, but they are here:
http://www.rlcmuseum.co.uk/
Looking at the CWGC website, he's likely to have been one of the many to have been killed in the sinking of the Lancastria. I note he had earned the MM, so he was quite a soldier - the RLC will know about him, I'm sure
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Good morning Graham,
Much obliged for your information and the link. This has given me some extra titbits which could be extremely useful.
Thank you for your time.
Nick
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Good evening Graham,
I have found trace of Herbert PATTINSON in the Escoublac-La-Baule War Cemetery in Loire Atlantique, France, which could very well correspond with the St. Nazaire sinking of the Lancastria.
Could you tell me where you found the note concerning the Miltary Medal please ? I have searched various records and am not sure I have the right one.
Many thanks,
Nick
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Hi Nick,
Have you seen this topic:
http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,38351.msg150090.html#msg150090
The first post gives this link:
http://www.royalpioneercorps.co.uk/rpc/history_lancastria.htm
Cpl. H Pattinson, M.M. appears in the list of 'residents' of the British War Cemetery, Escoublac - La Baule, Brittany on that site.
Hope this helps,
Matt T.
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Nick, if you haven't looked up the MM yet, this will give you an idea. Definitely not handed out with the packed lunches!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Military_Medal
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Matt, Graham,
Many thanks for your input. The Royal Pioneer Corps/Lancastria link was particularly useful.
Thank you everyone for your time and help.
Nick
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Hi Nick
I'm looking for info on Herbert Pattinson 4381206, I would be very interested to hear from you & know if he is related to you. Herbert was my mother father & my granddad.
Regards
Jenny.
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Good afternoon Jenny,
Thanks for your message. I think I can probably help you, but I shall have to get my head back into genealogy as I have had to put it on a back burner for some while. If you wouldn't mind giving me a helping hand, could you tell me what you know of Herbert's line, the name of his wife for example and anything further. You can contact me via a Private Message if you wish.
There is very probably a link which may go back to a common relative in the 19th century. I have quite an extensive history of the Pattinson family on file.
Regards,
Nick
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Hi Nick
Thank you for replying, sorry but I don't have much of anything on Herbert's side other than he originated from Ormesby Middlesbrough I think. He married Jane Anne Fawcett from Guisborough in 1918.
His Fathers name was James Pattinson he was a miner at that time. Herbert gained a trio of medals + the Militry Medal in ww1. Hope this helps for now.
Regards
Jenny.
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I am sorry that I have only discovered this thread today.
I can see that you have marked it as Completed.
I used to live next door to Jim Dunbar, the Chief Engineer on the Lancastria.
I have got the book "The Forgotten Tragedy" which is the story of the sinking of the Lancastria.
Herbert Pattison (MM) Cpl is listed at Appendix 1 of that book.