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
[edit]Paterson was commissioned a second lieutenant in the Prince Albert's (Somersetshire Light Infantry) on 16 February 1898, and was posted with the regiment's 2nd Battalion in South Africa during the Second Boer War (1899-1902). He was promoted to lieutenant on 7 January 1900,[2] during the advance to relieve Ladysmith, where he took part in the battles of Spion Kop (20-24 January 1900) and the Tugela Heights (February 1900). From April 1900 until 1901 he served at the base depot.[3] After the end of the war in June 1902, Paterson left Cape Town in the SS Bavarian in August, returning to Southampton the following month.[4]
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
[edit]- ^ "Arthur Paterson". www.cricketarchive.com. Retrieved 21 April 2011.
- ^ "No. 27156". The London Gazette. 23 January 1900. p. 429.
- ^ Hart´s Army list, 1903
- ^ "The Army in South Africa - Troops returning home". The Times. No. 36856. London. 26 August 1902. p. 4.