Simon Glancey has submitted the following:
Sgt Pattison was killed when Bristol Blenheim I L1434 of 211 Squadron was lost on a mission to attack German ground targets at Florina, Greece. The force of six Blenheims was intercepted by Messerschmitt Bf-109s of JG27, and all six were shot down over Lake Prespa. All three crew on board L1434 were killed. In 1993, the remains of the Blenheim were recovered, and parts of the aircraft are on display at the Greek Air Force Museum.
RAF Bomber Losses: v. 1: Middle East and Mediterranean 1939-1942, Gunby and Shores, 2006, Midland Publishing, ISBN 978-1857802344, page 52
Sgt. Pattison's D.F.M. was gazetted on April 1st 1941. The citation reads as follows:
"This NCO has now carried out his duties as Air Gunner continuously since the outbreak of war with Italy with the greatest enthusiasm and efficiency. He has been on 40 operational sorties. Recently, he has carried out 8 raids in 8 days and on two occasions has defended his aircraft against enemy fighter attack. On one of these occasions, he was single-handed against a formation of three Italian G.50s. He shot down the leader whom he saw crash into a mountainside and beat off the remaining two fighters until his aircraft was able to gain refuge in cloud cover."
The engine and part of the wing of L1434 on display in Hellenic Air Force Museum.
George Pattison is remembered at Barnard Castle on B135.22