Brigadier General John Paton, CB, CMG, VD

Date of birth	1867-11-18	Australia: New South Wales, Newcastle
Other	1887	Joined the New South Wales Military Forces as a second lieutenant on the 4th Infantry.
Date promoted	1894	Promoted to captain.
Date promoted	1907	Promoted to major.
Date promoted	1909	Promoted to lieutenant colonel.
Other	1914	Appointed to command the Newcastle Defended Port at the outbreak of war.
Date promoted	1914-07-01	Appointed to colonel and assumed command of the 4th Infantry Brigade.
Other	1914-10	Took a drop in rank to lieutenant colonel in order to become Second in Command of the Australian Naval and Military Expeditionary Force (AN&MEF).
Other	1914-10-09	Captured the German motor launch Komet.
Date and unit at appointment (Officers)	1915-03-16	Appointed to command the 25th Battalion as a lieutenant colonel.
Date of embarkation	1915-06-02
Other units	1915-10-15	Took over the 7th Brigade at ANZAC unuder the orders of Major General Legge.
Date of honour or award	1916-01-01	Appointed a Companion of the Order of the Bath (CB) for his services at Gallipoli.
Date promoted	1916-01-01	Promoted to colonel and temporary brigadier general.
Date wounded	1916-11-05	Wounded by a German sniper and evacuated to England.
Other units	1917-05-25	Given command of the 17th Infantry Brigade in England.
Other units	1917-07-19	Returned to France to take charge of the 6th Infantry Brigade.
Other units	1918 - 1926	Commanded the 5th and 1st Brigades, and the 2nd Division until retiring with the rank of major general.
Other	1918-08-24	Elected to retire and return to Australia.
Date of honour or award	1918-08-24	Appointed a Companion of St Michael and St George (CMG) for his services.
Date of death	1943-11-21	Australia: New South Wales, Newcastle