John Thomas Patton was born in Jarrow, the only child of Thomas and Helen Jane Patton. In 1912, at the age of 19, he emigrated to the province of Saakotchewan in Canada. He enlisted on the 30th July 1915, serving with the 5th Battalion, Canadian Infantry, Saskatchewan Regiment. He was reported missing, presumed dead in the Trenches West of Courcelette on the 27th Sept 1916, at the age of 24. This was part of the Somme Offensive known as the Battle of Thiepval Ridge.

He was a half brother to Charles Henry William Smith

Information: Pamela Siegel (nee Stobbs)

Additional research: James Pasby

John Thomas Patton is remembered in the Canadian Book of Remembrance page 146

Patton's Attestation 1
Patton's Attestation 2
The CWGC entry for Private Patton