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ir five children is 21-year-old William, their eldest son. His
mother, Ann, was born at Chesterton, Hunts (between Elton and
Peterborough) and on the 1871 census it also shows Chesterton
as the son William’s birthplace.
In 1873 William married a Kings Cliffe girl, Elizabeth Green, and
they set up house at Park Street, Kings Cliffe where by 1881
they have two children, William, 4, and Jane, 2.
By 1891 they have moved to Morehay Lawn, Southwick, and
have four more children. They were all born in Kings Cliffe with
the exception of the youngest, one-year-old Harry, who was
born in Morehay Lawn. We can conclude that they moved to
Southwick about 1888.
The family is still at Morehay Lawn and have increased their
family to include four-year-old Arthur.
By 1911 the family, including Arthur, have moved to
Blackmorethick Cottage, Bulwick. This cottage is, in fact ,no
more than a mile from Morehay Lawn, on the Southwick to
Bulwick road.
In 1911 Arthur was working as a farm labourer. He was called
up for service on 29th March 1916, shortly after the draft came
in to being. He gave his occupation then as a yardsman. He
was 19 years and 2 months old, 5ft 5in (1.65m) tall and weighed
117 lb (66kg). He had a slight deformation of his left foot, but
was deemed fit for general service.
After training he went to France on 7th September 1916, joining
1st Battalion Northamptonshire Regiment.
Within two months he was in hospital in Rouen with an infection
of the tonsils and a fever. By the end of November he was back
with his unit.
Arthur went missing on 10th July 1917. There were no particular
battles that day but all through the war there were regular night-
time patrols into no-man’s-land, which would sometimes make
contact with the enemy. It may have been in some such event
that Arthur was captured.
On the 14th July the Battalion heard that he was a prisoner of
war, held at Limburg in Germany.
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mother, Ann, was born at Chesterton, Hunts (between Elton and
Peterborough) and on the 1871 census it also shows Chesterton
as the son William’s birthplace.
In 1873 William married a Kings Cliffe girl, Elizabeth Green, and
they set up house at Park Street, Kings Cliffe where by 1881
they have two children, William, 4, and Jane, 2.
By 1891 they have moved to Morehay Lawn, Southwick, and
have four more children. They were all born in Kings Cliffe with
the exception of the youngest, one-year-old Harry, who was
born in Morehay Lawn. We can conclude that they moved to
Southwick about 1888.
The family is still at Morehay Lawn and have increased their
family to include four-year-old Arthur.
By 1911 the family, including Arthur, have moved to
Blackmorethick Cottage, Bulwick. This cottage is, in fact ,no
more than a mile from Morehay Lawn, on the Southwick to
Bulwick road.
In 1911 Arthur was working as a farm labourer. He was called
up for service on 29th March 1916, shortly after the draft came
in to being. He gave his occupation then as a yardsman. He
was 19 years and 2 months old, 5ft 5in (1.65m) tall and weighed
117 lb (66kg). He had a slight deformation of his left foot, but
was deemed fit for general service.
After training he went to France on 7th September 1916, joining
1st Battalion Northamptonshire Regiment.
Within two months he was in hospital in Rouen with an infection
of the tonsils and a fever. By the end of November he was back
with his unit.
Arthur went missing on 10th July 1917. There were no particular
battles that day but all through the war there were regular night-
time patrols into no-man’s-land, which would sometimes make
contact with the enemy. It may have been in some such event
that Arthur was captured.
On the 14th July the Battalion heard that he was a prisoner of
war, held at Limburg in Germany.
185
