Lieutenant Colonel Alexander Thomas Paterson

Ranks Held	Captain, Lieutenant Colonel, Major, Temporary Lieutenant Colonel
Birth Date	26/09/1886
Death Date	05/10/1950
Final Rank	Lieutenant Colonel
Service	Australian Imperial Force
Units	39th Australian Infantry Battalion 52nd Australian Infantry Battalion
Conflict/Operation	First World War, 1914-1918

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Date of birth	26/09/1886
Date of embarkation	27/05/1916
Date and unit at appointment (Officers)	01/05/1916	Appointed to the 39th Battalion with the rank of captain.
Date of recommendation honour or award	07/06/1917
Date promoted	19/10/1917	Appointed to major.
Date of recommendation honour or award	16/06/1917
Date of recommendation honour or award	29/12/1918
Date promoted	28/03/1918	Appointed temporary lieutenant colonel.
Other	1918	Commanding Officer 39th Battalion.
Date promoted	03/11/1918	Appointed lieutenant colonel.
Date of recommendation honour or award	06/02/1919
Date returned to Australia	23/07/1919
Date of death	05/10/1950