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Dvr. Alfred Pattrick.
British army 84th Brigade, D Battery Royal Field Artillery
from:Stepney, London
My grandad pop Alfred Pattrick served from 1914 to 1918 driving ammunition in the RFA. He didn't talk too much about his experiences and I get the feeling he had a bad time but was brave enough to stick it out. I have 2 photographs of him in uniform taken at the start and end of the war and you can see the difference etched on his face. He gave me a selection of postcards which he wrote to his wife and his 3 medals. I believe he saw action at most of the main battles.
Some of the postcards depict Albert and he did speak briefly about the Somme although I would be interested in any further information on the D Battery movements. I also have an audio of him talking in the mid 80's he described an event where he was taking ammunition to the guns felt a 'whiizbang' go past and ended up covered in blood. His comrades were convinced he was a gonna 'Pat's had it' they said. However, on arriving at the medical station he realised the blood was from the mule that had been hit by shrapnel not him.
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