Private
Service #802074
“Asa John Patterson was another 135th Battalion boy. A farmer from Longwood On, he had been a member of the 26th Middlesex Light Infantry. He attested in the 135th on the 26 November 1915. At Bramshott, England, he transferred to the 15th Btn. He was killed in action south- west of Vimy on the 9th of April 1917. He is buried at Nine Elms British Cemetery, Thelus, France. He is also honoured on the Mount Brydges Cenotaph and on the Caradoc Community Hall Memorial Wall.”
[Source: Strathoy Museum]
Private Patterson was killed in action at Vimy Ridge on April 9, 1917. He was serving in the 15th Battalion (48th Highlanders of Canada), of the 3rd Brigade, in the 1st Canadian Division. Description of the events on that Easter Sunday when Private Asa John Patterson was killed in the Battle of Vimy Ridge can be found on this website.
48th Highlanders Regimental Museum
Nine Elms Military Cemetery, Thelus, France – Google Map
