Mineral water manufactuer in 1911 along with brother Joseph living at 375 Heath Street, Birmingham.
During WW1 was a Private in the 11th Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment
Regimental Number: 18019
Son of Mrs. Ann Patrick; husband of Elsie May Patrick, of 207, Grove Lane, Smethwick, Staffs.
He was killed on the night of the 24th April 1917 during the attack on the Petit-Couronne, against the Bulgarian trenches, along with half of his battalion (110 killed and 248 wounded).
Cemetery: Doiran Memorial (East Face, Column 3, No 50), Doirani, Kilkis, Central Macedonia, Greece
The Memorial stands on what was called Colonial Hill, and can be seen from a distance and is a landmark.
CWGC:
https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/1651908/thomas-alfred-patrick/ Unit War Diary: WO 95/4874 (Not digitised at National Archives)
Detailed description of the attack:
http://www.worcestershireregiment.com/wr.php?main=inc/h_macedonia_1917 FamilySearch:
https://www.familysearch.org/en/tree/person/details/GMC7-J11