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Eric Patten (1924-2013) was a resident of Toodyay, Western Australia, best-known for his long and active contribution to volunteer groups and organisations, in particular the Toodyay Volunteer Bushfire Brigade. He joined this organisation in 1941 and continued to participate in various ways for the remainder of his life. For his dedication and contribution to the improvement of volunteer fire services both within and beyond Toodyay he was awarded the Australian Fire Service Medal in 2001.〔Citation for Award of the Australian Fire Services Medal. Investiture brochure with information on recipients, 14 September 2001.〕 ==Early life== Patten was born in Somerset in England on 11 January 1924, the only child of Tom and Eve Batten. In 1928 the family migrated to Western Australia on the ship ''Ormond''. They stayed with relatives on their farm at North Baandee before settling in Toodyay at Mr Groves’ dairy at Mill Farm. While his father worked as a farm hand tending to the horses and eventually became manager, Patten enjoyed the simple pleasures of childhood, swimming in the river with friends and making canoes from sheets of corrugated iron. Before catching the bus to school in the morning he earned his pocket money by working in the dairy separating the milk. During the 1930s Patten attended the state school in Duke Street. One of his school friends was Hector Wood from Coorinja Vineyard. By this time single-teacher schools had closed down and pupils were collected from outlying districts by school buses. On 6 August 1931 Patten was on the school bus when it collided with a wheat train at the town railway crossing in Clinton Street. He and several others were injured; five children were killed in the accident. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Eric Patten」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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