Memorial details

Memorial type
Addition to gravestone
District
Wandsworth
Town
London
County
Greater London
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), VC or GC Recipients
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
75364

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Current location

Plot AS
Putney Vale Cemetery
Stag Lane
London
Wandsworth
Greater London
SW15 3ED
England

OS Grid Ref: TQ 22156 72617
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Addition to gravestone
Inscription
.../CAPT. G.H.TATHAM PATON. V.C., M.C.,/GRENADIER GUARDS./BORN 3RD OCTOBER 1895./KILLED IN ACTION 1ST DECEMBER 1917./BURIED AT METZ-EN-COUTURE./...
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Paton, G H Tatham
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Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 1
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Rank, forenames, surname, decorations, regiment, date of birth, manner of death, date of death, where buried
    Order of information: Undefined
  • VC or GC Recipients
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 1
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Rank, forenames, surname, decorations, regiment, date of birth, manner of death, date of death, where buried
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Gravestone
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference
  • www.edinburghs-war.ed.ac.uk/ArgyllBute/Casualties/George-Henry-Tatham-Paton-VC-MC- Captain George Henry Tatham Paton, VC, MC, 4th Battalion, Grenadier Guards, was born at Innellan, Argyllshire on 3 October 1895. He was the only son of George William Paton, Deputy Chairman and Managing Director of Messrs Bryant and May Ltd, and Henrietta Tatham Paton, of Wolviston House, Whyteleafe, Surrey. His sibling was Agnes. He was educated at Rottingdean School and at Clifton College, Bristol. In September 1914 he joined the Army. He was gazetted Second Lieutenant in the 17th County of London Regiment making First Lieutenant on 3rd October 1915. He transferred to the Grenadier Guards in January 1916 and was promoted Second Lieutenant on the 28th January 1916, Becoming Acting Captain on 4th June 1917. The Grenadier Guards dealt with cutting through barricades and obstructions in the trenches and used hand grenades and rifle grenades as weapons. He was awarded the Military Cross in August 1917. On 1st December 1917 at Gonnelieu in France, Acting Captain Paton found his unit’s left flank exposed when another unit had been driven back by the enemy. He readjusted the line trench by trench whilst under enemy fire and he made contact with No. 3 Company who were without officers at this point in the battle. He rescued several wounded men and after four counter attacks by the enemy, was mortally wounded. He is buried Metz-en-Couture Communal Cemetery, France and his Victoria Cross was awarded posthumously. He was also a recipient of the Military Cross. His parents went to Buckingham Palace on 2nd March 1918 to be presented with his VC. George’s name appears on both the Dunoon War Memorial and the memorial at Innellan, as well as other locations within the UK.

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