Arthur William Sibbald Paterson (28 February 1878 - 13 November 1937) was a British army officer who played first-class cricket for Somerset in two matches in the 1903 season.[1]
He was born at Weston-super-Mare, Somerset and died at Burnham-on-Sea, also in Somerset.
Paterson was commissioned a second lieutenant in the Prince Albert's (Somersetshire Light Infantry) on 16 February 1898, and was posted with the regiment's 2nd Battalion in South Africa during the Second Boer War (1899-1902). He was promoted to lieutenant on 7 January 1900, during the advance to relieve Ladysmith, where he took part in the battles of Spion Kop (20-24 January 1900) and the Tugela Heights (February 1900). From April 1900 until 1901 he served at the base depot.[2] After the end of the war in June 1902, Paterson left Cape Town in the SS Bavarian in August, returning to Southampton the following month.[3]
He later served in First World War, attached to the Royal Irish Fusiliers, and was appointed a Companion of the Distinguished Service Order (DSO) in 1917.