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| Photo of Athol in Royal Natal Carbineers Uniform (college magazine) |
Athol Paton was the brother of world renown schoolmaster, author and political activist, Alan Paton. Athol was killed at El Bura Haja, a settlement near El Wak in Italian Somalia, on the 16th of December 1940. Athol was the Natal Carbineers' first casualty of the Second World War.
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| A photo of the Royal Natal Carbineers training in Kenya prior to the invasion of Italian Somalia |
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| A map outlining the Battle of El Wak (note: Athol and the Natal Carbineers were part of Pin Force under Major General 'Dan' Pienaar) |
Alan and Athol had a rather turbulent relationship; partly due to the fact that Athol, although younger than Alan, was far more athletic than his brother. Athol played rugby for College's first fifteen and was an active Old Boy.
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