Aircraftman 1st Class Robert Russell Paterson 1368486, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
- Rank
- Aircraftman 1St Class
- Name
- ROBERT RUSSELL PATERSON
- Regiment
- Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
- Date of Death
- Died 13 March 1942
Robert Russel Paterson was the youngest son of Mr and Mrs R. Paterson, Fernbank. Born in 1920, and schooled at Biggar, Robert was learning the trade of a joiner with Messrs Brown when the war broke out.
A kindly and peace-loving lad, who loved his home, the countryside, and a quiet round on Biggar golf course , anything of war seemed quite foreign to his nature.
In January 1941, however, he was called to the R.A.F. as a driver. After only four months of training at Blackpool, York, and West Kirby, he was sent to the Far East, landing at Penang in September, 1941. He was through the campaign against the Japanese right down Malaya to Singapore.
As the enemy closed in on the city Robert was among those evacuated by ship, but, when at sea, the ship was attacked by enemy planes and was struck near the stern. Robert was among the killed, and he was buried at sea in February, 1942.
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