Menin Gate Memorial
John Hedley Patterson was born in Newcastle on the 7th February, 1884, son of James Patterson, a joiner. He was educated at Ouseburn Board School, and worked in the moulding shop of Messrs, Henry Watson & Sons, High Bridge Works at Newcastle-upon-Tyne.
He married at Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Mary Pringle, on the 28th July 1907, and had with three other children a son called John Headley born 24th September 1914.
He was a Reservist and was called on up mobilisation on the 5th August 1914.
Sent to France in November 1914, he was killed in action on the 4th March 1915.
De Ruvigny Roll of Honour
He is remembered at Alnwick in A11.43 page 26
