John Henry Patterson DSO (10 November 1867 – 18 June 1947), known as
J. H. Patterson, was an Irish member of the British Army, hunter, author and Christian Zionist,
Patterson was the commander of the Jewish Legion, "the first Jewish fighting force in nearly two millennia", and has been described as the godfather of the modern Israel Defense Forces.
Patterson was close friends with many Zionist supporters and leaders, among them Ze'ev Jabotinsky and Benzion Netanyahu. According to Benzion's younger son Benjamin Netanyahu, who later became Prime Minister of Israel, Benzion named his first son, Yonatan Netanyahu, after Patterson
Jabotinsky’s offer to continue with the Jewish Legion after the war was turned down, and he turned his focus to the Jewish Terrorist group in Palestine, the Haganah.
According to Patterson's grandson, Alan Patterson, one of his final wishes was that both he and his wife eventually be interred in Israel
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