Dr Paterson - Physician Extraordinary
My father never spoke much about his own family. It is only recently that I
have come to appreciate that this was probably due to having lost two of his
brothers to World War II, and then his father shortly after the war ended. An
unexpected visit by an uncle of his, that was unknown to me, lead me to
learning that I had a paternal great grandfather who made a stand, and in
doing so, had in a small way left a mark. I was sixteen at the time and
resolved that I would try and find out more about this great grandfather when
I had the chance.
The first opportunity came whilst my family and I were living in
Melbourne. To assist with the investigations I contacted my mother who sent me
some material. I did no make much progress with my paternal great grandfather,
but included with the stuff my mother had on my paternal great grandfather was
some stuff on her paternal great grandfather. He too made a contribution and
left his mark.
This page is dedicated to Dr Alexander Paterson.
