Norman Minter PATTERSON

1921 - 1939  (18 years)

• Name	Norman Minter PATTERSON
  Birth	Jun 1921	Wimbledon Common, Surrey   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  _UID	6A2789E773044071835D0B1FF5ABDA5E0B92
  Death	14 Oct 1939	Scapa Flow
  Notes	Midshipman Norman Minter Patterson was one of the 833* crew members who lost their lives when HMS Royal Oak was sunk by German U-boat U-47 at Scapa Flow. The HMS Royal Oak Memorial is in St Magnus Cathedral, Broad Street, Kirkwall, Orkney. There is also a memorial plaque in St Ann's Church, Portsmouth. * some sources say 834, others, 835.
  Person ID	I105	Ipswich, Suffolk
  Last Modified	26 Nov 2025

  
  

  Father	Dr Alexander John PATTERSON,   b. Mar 1889, Dublin, Ireland d. 25 Mar 1965, Newbury District Hospital, Berkshire (Age 76 years)
  Mother	Dorothy May Minter,   b. Mar 1894, Sudbury, Middlesex d. 27 Aug 1963, Newbury, Berkshire (Age 69 years)
  Marriage	15 Nov 1917	St Mary's Church, Wimbledon, London   [3, 4]
  	Marriage register: Married by license. Alexander John Patterson, 28, bachelor, surgeon in the Royal Navy of Broadstone, Dorset, father Alexander Patterson (deceased). Dorothy May Minter, 23, spinster of 'Greystock', Peek Crescent, Wimbledon, father Frederick George Minter, building contractor. Both signed names in full. Witnesses --- Minter, J A Minter. The Times (London, England), Friday, Nov 16, 1917; pg. 1; Issue 41637.: On the 15th Nov., at St Mary's Church, Wimbledon, by the Rev. Allen Bell, SURGEON A T PATTERSON, RN, to DOROTHY, daughter of Mr and Mrs F G Minter, Greystock, Wimbledon Common.
  Family ID	F42	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S114] 1921 census. [S3] BMD index, Q" 1921 Kingston 2a/809. (Reliability: 3). [S3] BMD index. [S38] The Times Digital Archive, September 2012, The Times (London, England), Friday, Nov 16, 1917; pg. 1; Issue 41637. (Reliability: 3).