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207407 Pte. Richard George Pateman British Army 1st Btn. Bedfordshire Regiment from:Church Row, Wootton, Beds. (d.19th Nov 1914) Richard Pateman was killed in action on Monday 19th November 1914 in France, aged 28. He was born and was resident in Wootton and enlisted in Ampthill. Son of Frederick and Fanny Pateman, of Church Row, Wootton, Beds. He is commemorated on Le Touret Memorial, Pas de Calais, France, and in the National Roll of the Great War Section XII - Bedford & Northampton, as follows: Pateman, R.G., Private, Bedfordshire Regiment. Mobilised at the outbreak of hostilities in August 1914, he was immediately ordered to the Western front. There he participated in the Battle of Mons and the subsequent Retreat, and also took part in the Battles of the Marne, the Aisne, La Bassée and Ypres, where he fell in action on November 19th, 1914. He was the first Wootton man to make the supreme sacrifice in the war. He was buried at Ypres, and was entitled to the Mons Star, and the General Service and Victory Medals. "He passed out of the sight of men by the path of duty and self-sacrifice." Please type your message:      We recommend you copy the text about this item and keep a copy on your own computer before pressing submit. Your Name:             Email Address:       @ **Please put first part of your email, (before the @ sign) in the first box, and the second part in the second box. Do not include @, it is automatic. Do not enter your full email in each box or add an @ sign or random spaces.**