| Regimental number | 3/4277 |
| Occupation | Surgeon |
| Next of kin | Wife, Mrs C H Paterson, Geraldine |
| Rank on embarkation | Captain |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Hospital Ship No 2 'Marama', 4th Charter, 6th Sailing, New Zealand Medical Corps |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from New Zealand on board HS Marama on |
| Final rank | Captain |
| Final unit | New Zealand Medical Corps |
| Other details | M.R.C.S., L.R.C.P. Eng. |
| Fate | Died of disease |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 41 |
| Place of burial | Brookwood Military Cemetery (Plot II, Row E, Grave No 1), Surrey, England |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: William Aird Paterson and Martha Grange Paterson, Dunedin; Wife: Carrie H. Paterson, Wilson Street, Geraldine, South Canterbury |
| Sources | Nominal Rolls Vol. 4: Roll 84, p. 3 |