Name
Hugh Lee Pattinson
21 Aug 1888
Conflict
First World War
Date of Death / Age
04/08/1915
26
Rank, Service Number & Service Details
Captain
Royal Fusiliers *1
3rd (City of London) Bn., attd. Adjt. 9th Bn. *1
Awards: Service Medals/Honour Awards
1914 /15 Star, British War and Victory medals
Cemetery/Memorial: Name/Reference/Country
CITE BONJEAN MILITARY CEMETERY, ARMENTIERES
IX. C. 5.
France
Headstone Inscription
No Report
UK & Other Memorials
Bengeo School Memorial – Location TBC, War Memorial Chapel at Rugby School, Farnborough, Farnborough Hampshire
Pre War
Hugh Lee Pattinson was born on 21st August 1888 in Newcastle upon Tyne, to parents Hugh Lee Pattinson and Mary Constance. He had one brother Lawrence and in 1891 they were all living at 7, Windsor Crescent, Newcastle upon Tyne, where his father is recorded as a Plate Glass Manufacturer.
In 1901 Hugh attended Bengeo School, Danesbury, Bengeo, Hertford, he then went on to Rugby School after which he went to Stubbington House, Fareham, finally going to the Royal Military College at Sandhurst. He was gazetted 2nd Lieut. 3rd Bn Royal Fusiliers on 6th February 1909 and promoted to Lieut. On 14th February 1912. He was sent with his regiment, in 1909, to Mauritius, then to Meerut and Chakrata, India, finally to Lucknow and returned to England on leave May 1914. Hugh married Catherine Lina Chaworth Musters on 22nd July 1914 and they had twin daughters Ann Primrose and Bridget, born in 1915.
Wartime Service
On the outbreak of war he was posted to 9th Bn and was appointed Temp. Capt. on 28th September 1915 and then Captain and battalion Adjutant on 9th March 1915.
His battalion sailed to France on 31st May 1915 and by 6th June they were stationed at Meteren where they undertook additional training, before taking over a section of the front line near Plogsteert Wood. Hugh was killed in action on at Houplines while supervising a working party in a communications trench. The Brig. Gen. Borradaile wrote, ”His loss will be severely felt in the Battn., in forming, which he took such a large and conspicuous share and also in the brigade, as his qualifications as a soldier were exceptional and had he been spared he would have made his mark.” His commanding Major wrote, ”I should like you to know that this is an irreparable loss to the Regiment and particularly to this Battn. Taken all round he was the most efficient fellow I have ever worked with.”
Additional Information
According to Probate records he was of Low Lynn Beal, Northumberland and he left £14,046 9s-11d to his widow Catherine Lina.
*1 Probably more correctly (County of London) Bn.
London Regiment (Queen Victoria’s Rifles).
Acknowledgments
Neil Cooper
Ann Hacke, Terry & Glenis Collins
