Frederick Henry Pates
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Frederick Henry Pates was born in 1890 Basford at 2 High Street. He was the eldest son of William Pates and Rose Hannah Jane Scrivens who had married at Basford in 1899. The couple had four more children, Kate 1891, Walter 1894, Wilfred 1896 and Ethel 1896, before she died in 1897. The youngest, Ethel, went to live with her grandparents and the remaining four were living with their father, William in 1901 who died in 1909 age 45. Frederick became head of the family in 1911 at Forge Mills, Bestwood where the three boys worked in the local bone works. In 1914, Frederick married Florence Bailey and on 2nd June 1917 had a daughter named Kathleen Beatrice Pates the family lived at Forge Mills, Bestwood Colliery, Nottingham. Following his death his widow Florence was awarded a pension of 20 shillings and 5 pence a week commencing on 10th June 1918. Florence later lived at 31 David Square Old Basford Nottingham.
Frederick enlisted at Nottingham. On his death on the 25th November 1917, he was in the Machine Gun Corpe serving with the 236th Company. He was wounded and died of his wounds and is buried in the Dozinghem Military Cemetery Belgium. 13.E.22
In memoriam published 26th November 1918 in the Nottingham Evening Post :- “PATES. - In loving memory of my dear husband, Pte. F. H. Pates, M.G.C., died of wounds in France, November 26th, [sic] 1917 (late of Bestwood). Memories like ivy cling. - From his loving wife Florrie and baby, sister Kate.” Above is courtesy of Jim Grundy and his facebook pages Small Town Great War Hucknall 1914-1918
