John Black Paterson (6 December 1900 – 30 November 1975) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Geelong in the Victorian Football League (VFL).Holmesby & Main (2014), p.690.
Family The son of Robert Sturrock Paterson (1860–1938),Deaths: Paterson, The Argus, (Thursday, 5 May 1938), p.10. and Isabelle Paterson, née Ison (1863–1942),Deaths: Paterson, The Argus, (Saturday, 2 May 1942), p.2. John Black Paterson was born at Boort, Victoria on 6 December 1900.When he enlisted in the Second AIF (in October 1939) he declared that his date of birth was 6 December 1904.
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).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.
Military service Paterson later served in the Australian Army during World War II.Nominal Roll. He was taken prisoner of war during fighting in Greece in 1941, and was held at Oflag VII-B in Eichstätt in Germany.Cullen (2015), p.424.
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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.
B883, VX5070: World War Two Service Record: Lieutenant John Blach (sic) Paterson (VX5070), National Archives of Australia.
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