Topic: AIF - 3B - 9 LHR
9th LHR, AIF
9th Australian Light Horse Regiment
Roll of Honour
Charles Daniel Patten
Charles Daniel Patten
Service number: 2311
Rank: Trooper [Tpr]
Unit: 9th Australian Light Horse
Service: Army
Conflict: 1914-1918
Date of death: 9 February 1917
Cause of death: Died of sickness
Cemetery or memorial details: IRAQ 8 Baghdad (North Gate) War Cemetery
War Grave Register notes: PATTEN, Tpr. Charles Daniel, 2311. 9th Australian Light Horse. Died of sickness whilst prisoner of war 9th Feb., 1917. Age 35. Son of Charles and Catherine Mary Patten, of 39, Angus Rd., Lower Mitcham, South Australia. Born at Quorn, South Australia. Angora Mem. 129.
Source: AWM145 Roll of Honour cards, 1914-1918 War, Army.
A brief military biography of Charles Daniel Patten from The AIF Project:
| Regimental number | 2311 |
| Date of birth | 12 November 1881 |
| Place of birth | Quorn, South Australia |
| School | Quorn Public School, South Australia |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Farmer |
| Address | Quorn, South Australia |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 34 |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs. Catherine Mary Patten, Quorn, South Australia |
| Enlistment date | 18 January 1916 |
| Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | 18 January 1916 |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 9th Light Horse Regiment, 16th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/14/4 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A41 Bakara on 28 April 1916 |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 9th Light Horse Regiment |
| Fate | Captured at Bir el Abd, 9 August 1916. Died whilst a Prisoner of War 9 February 1917 |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 35 |
| Place of burial | Baghand (North Gate) War Cemetery (Angora Memorial 129), Iraq |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 7 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parent: Charles and Catherine Mary PATTEN, 39 Angus Road, Lower Mitcham, South Australia |
| Family/military connections | Brothers: 2818 Gunner George Frederick PATTEN, 24th Howitzer Brigade, killed in action, Ypres, Belgium, 28 August 1916; 6565 Pte Alfred Henry PATTEN, 11th Bn, returned to Australia, 12 May 1919. |
| Other details | War service: Egypt. Taken prisoner of war, 9 August 1916; died in Turkey. |
Lest we forget
Further Reading:
9th Australian Light Horse Regiment, Roll of Honour
Battle of Romani, Sinai, August 4 to 5, 1916
Bir el Abd, Sinai, 9 August 1916
Battles where Australians fought, 1899-1920
Citation: 9th LHR, Roll of Honour, Charles Daniel Patten
