About Alby Paterson
Lived 1875 – 1920 (aged 45). Alby Paterson was an australian rules football player.
Albert Henry Paterson (4 March 1875 – 16 April 1920) was an Australian rules footballer who played for the Carlton Football Club in the Victorian Football Association (VFA) and Victorian Football League (VFL). He later moved to the Western Australian goldfields, where he played for Mines Rovers in the Goldfields Football League.
He enlisted in the Australian army in December 1916 and was transported to France to join the 3rd Australian Tunnelling Company during World War I. He contacted pneumonia on 1918 and was discharged from the army in 1919 due to being medically unfit to serve. He died from gas poisoning in April 1920.
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Who was Alby Paterson?
Australian rules footballer
When was Alby Paterson born?
Alby Paterson was born on 4 March 1875 in Happy Valley.
When did Alby Paterson die?
Alby Paterson died on 16 April 1920 in Boulder.
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Alby Paterson was an australian rules football player.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Alby Paterson. https://biography.guide/alby-paterson/
MLA: "Alby Paterson." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/alby-paterson/.
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