John Paton (general)

John Paton
John Paton
	Colonel John Paton c. 1914–15
Born	18 November 1867; Newcastle, New South Wales
Died	21 November 1943 (aged 76); Newcastle, New South Wales
Allegiance	Australia
Service/branch	New South Wales Military Forces; Citizens Military Force
Years of service	1887–1926
Rank	Major General
Commands held	2nd Division (c.1924–26); 6th Brigade (1917–18); 17th Brigade (1917); 7th Brigade (1916); 25th Battalion (1915); Newcastle Defended Port (1914); 4th Infantry Brigade (1914)
Battles/wars	First World War Asian and Pacific theatre; Gallipoli Campaign; Western Front Battle of Pozières; Battle of Broodseinde; Battle of Hamel; ;
Awards	Companion of the Order of the Bath; Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George; Colonial Auxiliary Forces Officers' Decoration; Mentioned in Despatches (3); Order of Saint Stanislaus, 2nd Class (Russia)
Other work	Vice President of the Newcastle Chamber of Commerce

Major General John Gibson Paton, CB, CMG, VD (18 November 1867 – 21 November 1943) was an Australian merchant and army officer who served in the First World War.

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