Biography

He was the son of John Allan and Margaret Jane Paterson.

He married Stella Katherine Boast on 26 Apr 1922 at St John the Baptist Church, Pinetown, Natal, South Africa. She was born on 26 Jan 1895 at Durban, Colony of Natal. She died on 30 Aug 1931 at Pinetown, Natal, South Africa at the age of 36.