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From: "Col Paterson" <>
Subject: [AUS-VIC-WESTERN-DISTRICT] Mystery Death
Date: Sat, 11 Oct 2008 11:50:03 +1000


G'day list, I still have an ongoing mystery; I've sought assistance with it
in the past and received a lot of valuable help. This has all been followed
up & acted upon where possible but all to no avail.
I have a cousin (son of my Grandfathers brother) named Ernest James Paterson
born 1920 in Shepparton Victoria to Stanley James Paterson and Annie
Kathleen Carroll.
Anecdotally he passed away about 1970 he was reputed to be well in the grip
of the grape. PROV doesn't seem to have a death registration for him and
therefore no Death Certificate.
Is there any reason why this should be, other than maybe he's still alive
somewhere?
He served in the AIF during WW11 also he is said to have been a musician in
a South Melb. Brass Band. He did marry and his wife is deceased there is a
death Cert for her. I have looked for him at PROV Fawkner Cemetery, The
Necropolis I've applied to the FOI site and as there was a story that he had
been murdered I checked with Vic Police Homicide and received a nice but
negative reply from an Inspector there.
Any ideas as to where else I can look.
Col Paterson
Going rusty on the soggy Gold Coast

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