| Regimental number | 6565 |
| Date of birth | 12 June 1889 |
| Place of birth | Quorn, South Australia |
| School | Quorn Public School, South Australia |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Fitter |
| Address | Quorn, South Australia |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 27 |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs C M Patten, Quorn, South Australia |
| Enlistment date | 24 July 1916 |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 10th Battalion, 21st Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/27/4 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A16 Port Melbourne on 21 October 1916 |
| Regimental number from Nominal Roll | 6565A |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 11th Battalion |
| Fate | Returned to Australia 12 May 1919 |
| Family/military connections | Brothers: 2311 Pte Charles Daniel PATTEN, 9th Light Horse Regiment, died while a prisoner of war in Turkey, 3 February 1917; 2818 Gunner George Frederick PATTEN, 24th Howitzer Brigade, killed in action, Ypres, Belgium, 28 August 1916. |
