Arthur Paterson

Arthur William Sibbald Paterson, DSO (28 February 1878 – 13 November 1937) was a British army officer who played first-class cricket for Somerset in two matches in the 1903 season.[1]

He was born at Weston-super-Mare, Somerset and died at Burnham-on-Sea, also in Somerset.

Military career

Paterson served with the Prince Albert's (Somersetshire Light Infantry), and was posted as a Second lieutenant with the regiment's 2nd Battalion in South Africa during the Second Boer War (1899-1902). He was promoted to Lieutenant 7 January 1900.[2]

He later served in First World War, attached to the Royal Irish Fusiliers, and was appointed a Companion of the Distinguished Service Order (DSO) in 1917.

References

  1. ↑ "Arthur Paterson". www.cricketarchive.com. Retrieved 2011-04-21.
  2. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 27156. p. 429. 23 January 1900.
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