| Regimental number | 841 |
| Place of birth | Manly, New South Wales |
| School | Sydney Grammar School, New South Wales |
| Other training | Worked in an Accountant's Office. |
| Religion | Presbyterian |
| Occupation | Station hand |
| Address | 43 Addison Road, Manly, New South Wales |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 28 |
| Next of kin | Mrs Isabella Margaret Paterson, 43 Addison Road, Manly, New South Wales |
| Enlistment date | |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 11th Light Horse Regiment, 2nd Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/16/2 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A9 Shropshire on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 11th Light Horse Regiment |
| Fate | Died of disease |
| Age at death | 31 |
| Place of burial | Beirut British War Cemetery (Grave No. 85), Syria |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 8 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: James Alexander and Isabella Margaret PATERSON, Lindisfarne, Tasmania |