| Jack Paterson | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | John Black Paterson | ||
| Date of birth | 6 December 1900 | ||
| Place of birth | Boort, Victoria | ||
| Date of death | 30 November 1975 (aged 74) | ||
| Place of death | Geelong, Victoria | ||
| Original team(s) | Geelong College | ||
| Height | 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Weight | 78 kg (172 lb) | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1920, 1924–26 | Geelong | 23 (10) | |
|
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1926. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
John Black Paterson (6 December 1900 – 30 November 1975) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Geelong in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]
Family
The son of Robert Sturrock Paterson (1860–1938),[2] and Isabelle Paterson, née Ison (1863–1942),[3] John Black Paterson was born at Boort, Victoria on 6 December 1900.[4]
He married Isabella May James (1902–1938) on 23 October 1929. They were divorced in 1936. He married Bernice Irma Dinse (1910–1970) in 1939.
Football
He played at centre half-forward in the Geelong Second XVIII team that won the 1923 Seconds' premiership, defeating Richmond, 9.12 (66) to 5.10 (40).[5]
Military service
Paterson later served in the Australian Army during World War II.[6] He was taken prisoner of war during fighting in Greece in 1941, and was held at Oflag VII-B in Eichstätt in Germany.[7]
Notes
- ↑ Holmesby & Main (2014), p.690.
- ↑ Deaths: Paterson, The Argus, (Thursday, 5 May 1938), p.10.
- ↑ Deaths: Paterson, The Argus, (Saturday, 2 May 1942), p.2.
- ↑ When he enlisted in the Second AIF (in October 1939) he declared that his date of birth was 6 December 1904.
- ↑ Second Eighteen Wins Premiership: Richmond Well Beaten in the Grand Final: Geelong Plays with Seventeen Men, The Geelong Advertiser, (Monday, 22 October 1923), p.7.
- ↑ Nominal Roll.
- ↑ Cullen (2015), p.424.
References
- PATERSON, John Black (1900–1975), Geelong College.
- Personal Notes, The Argus, (Monday, 28 July 1941), p.3.
- The A.I.F. Roll of Honor, The Age, (Tuesday, 29 July 1941), p.6.
- Missing Officers Located, The Argus, (Thursday, 31 July 1941), p.3.
- "World War II Nominal Roll: Lieutenant John Black Paterson (VX5070)". Department of Veterans' Affairs.
- B883, VX5070: World War Two Service Record: Lieutenant John Blach (sic) Paterson (VX5070), National Archives of Australia.
- Cullen, Barbara (2015). Harder than Football: League Players at War. Richmond, Victoria: Slattery Media Group. ISBN 978-0-992379-14-8.
- Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
External links
- Jack Paterson's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Jack Paterson at AustralianFootball.com