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Jack Paterson (footballer)

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Jack Paterson
Personal information
Full name John Black Paterson
Date of birth (1900-12-06)6 December 1900
Place of birth Boort, Victoria
Date of death 30 November 1975(1975-11-30) (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

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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

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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

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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

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References

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  • 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.
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