Commemorating and remembering the lives of the men and women of Chailey, Sussex during the Great War 1914-1918 and remembering too the sick and wounded soldiers nursed by Sussex 54 VAD. This is their story.
Showing posts with label Pateman. Rifle Brigade. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Pateman. Rifle Brigade. Show all posts
Saturday, October 31, 2015
Rifleman W Pateman, 24th Rifle Brigade & 1/5th RW Kent Regt
Chailey Parish Magazine first mentions Walter
Pateman in August 1916 noting, Pateman, Rif W, C/Co Rifle Brigade ,
India . In October 1916 it reports that he is serving
with the 24th Rifle Brigade in India
and in January 1917 that he is with the 1/5th Royal West Kent Regiment. His name appears for the final time in the
parish magazine in December 1917 as: Pateman,
Rif W, C/Co, 1/5 R W Kent .
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