Boy John William Pate was a patient
at Beechland House. His entry in Nurse Oliver’s album reads:
He that sitteth on a tin-tack
Shall surely rise again.
Bandboy J Pate
3rd Dragoon Guards.
21.8.17
He shares this page with entries
from Sergeant H Hunter of the Coldstream Guards and 10298 Private Ernest J Kelsey of the 22nd Royal Fusiliers.
Little is known of John Pate but
he is possibly the same individual whose birth was registered at Brighton
in the June quarter of 1903. This would have made him 14 years old at the time
of his entry in Nurse Oliver’s album.
Further Research
· The
National Archives: Medal Index Card
· The
National Archives: Silver War Badge Medal Roll: CC/863: WO 329/2961
