| Regimental number | 4831 |
| Place of birth | Sydney, New South Wales |
| School | South Annandale Public School, New South Wales |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Brass finisher |
| Address | 17 Trafalgar Street, Annandale, New South Wales |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 20.8 |
| Height | 5' 5.5" |
| Weight | 122 lbs |
| Next of kin | Father, W J Paterson 17 Trafalgar Street, Annandale, New South Wales |
| Previous military service | Served in 31st Infantry, Citizen Military Forces; still serving at time of AIF enlistment. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Warwick Farm, New South Wales |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 1st Battalion, 15th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/18/4 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A15 Star Of England on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Sergeant |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 53rd Battalion |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Place of death or wounding | Morlancourt, France |
| Age at death | 23.6 |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 23 |
| Place of burial | Ribemont Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot III, Row F, Grave No. 2), France |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 158 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: William John and Grace Helen PATERSON. Native of Annandale, New South Wales |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Taken on strength, 53rd Bn, Tel el Kebir, 20 April 1916. Allotted to Bn Machine Gun Section, 2 May 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 19 June 1917; disembarked Marseilles, France, 28 June 1916. Appointed Lance Corporal, 5 September 1916. Detached to Lewis Gun School, Le Touquet, 2 December 1916; rejoined unit from detachment, 12 December 1917. Promoted Corporal, 10 April 1917. Promoted Temporary Sergeant, 7 July 1917. On leave to United Kingdom, 31 July 1917; rejoined Bn from leave, 13 August 1917. Admitted to 14th Australian Field Ambulance, 13 August 1917 (venereal disease: gonorrhea), and reverted to Corporal; transferred to 10th Stationary Hospital, St Omer, 13 August 1917; to 39th General Hospital, Havre, 15 August 1917; discharged to Base Depot, 19 September 1917; total period of treatment for venereal disease: 38 days. Rejoined 53rd Bn, in the field, 26 October 1917. Promoted Temporary Sergeant, 5 November 1917. Detached to Brigade Infantry School, 13 January 1918; rejoined Bn from detachment, 25 January 1918. Detached for duty with 184th Tunnelling Company, 23 March 1918; rejoined Bn from detachment, 28 March 1918. Detached to Brigade Infantry School as Instructor, 4 June 1918; rejoined Bn from detachment, 14 June 1918. Killed in action, 30 June 1918. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, PATERSON William Henry
Red Cross File No 2100710B |
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