| Regimental number | 3/2295 |
| Occupation | Shop assistant |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs E B Paton, 13 Girton Terrace off Adelaide Road, Wellington |
| Rank on embarkation | Gunner |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 21st Reinforcements, New Zealand Field Artillery |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board Waitemata on 19 January 1917 |
| Family/military connections | Brother: 50594 Gunner Duncan Paterson PATON, New Zealand Field Artillery, killed in action, 26 September 1918. |
| Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 52, p. 24 |