| Regimental number | 1725 |
| Place of birth | Monduran Station, Queensland |
| School | State School, Queensland |
| Religion | Presbyterian |
| Occupation | Carpenter |
| Address | Dalby, Queensland |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 20 |
| Next of kin | Father, Joseph Paterson, Dalby, Queensland |
| Enlistment date | |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 25th Battalion, 2nd Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/42/2 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A9 Shropshire on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 25th Battalion |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Place of death or wounding | Villers-Bretonneux, France |
| Age at death | 24 |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 24 |
| Place of burial | Ribemont Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot I, Row K, Grave No. 4), France |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 105 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Joseph and Fanny PATERSON, Matheson Street, Dalby, Queensland |
| Family/military connections | Brother: 2818 Lance Corporal William PATERSON, 9th Bn, killed in action, 20 September 1917. |