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1901 he was still living with his parents, who had moved to
Top Backway, Kings Cliffe, and was working as an agricultural
labourer.
In 1905 he married Annie Elizabeth Walker and their first child,
William, was born in 1908.
The 1911 census shows the three of them living at Upton,
between Kings Cliffe and Peterborough, with Daniel still working
as a farm labourer.
Daniel did not join up until June 1916 and became a Private
in the Middlesex Regiment, 29th Battalion. This Battalion was
transferred to the Labour Corps, 5th Labour Battalion, in April
1917.
The Labour Corps was an essential body of men doing the
hard work behind the fighting men. They maintained the huge
network of roads, rail, canals, buildings, camps etc, which kept
the fighting men fighting. By the end of the war there were
nearly 400,000 men engaged in this work (10% of total army).
Despite these numbers there were never enough men engaged
in this work, which often resulted in infantry men being called
in to assist, when they would better have been at the Front or
resting. Those that were overseas were not necessarily out of
reach of the enemy guns.
Daniel survived the war but retired early in July 1917 due to
sickness.
He returned to the Kings Cliffe area and his death is recorded in
Oakham. He died on 6th April 1946.
WOOTTON Charles Thomas MM
Private 12031 9th Battalion, Rifle Brigade
Lance Corporal A/203263 16th Battalion, Kings Royal Rifle
Company
Born in 1891, Charles was the third son of Mark and Eliza
Wootton, who lived on West Street, Kings Cliffe, where Eliza
ran a shop.
We cannot find Charles in the 1911 census.
He probably joined the army soon after the call was made for
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Top Backway, Kings Cliffe, and was working as an agricultural
labourer.
In 1905 he married Annie Elizabeth Walker and their first child,
William, was born in 1908.
The 1911 census shows the three of them living at Upton,
between Kings Cliffe and Peterborough, with Daniel still working
as a farm labourer.
Daniel did not join up until June 1916 and became a Private
in the Middlesex Regiment, 29th Battalion. This Battalion was
transferred to the Labour Corps, 5th Labour Battalion, in April
1917.
The Labour Corps was an essential body of men doing the
hard work behind the fighting men. They maintained the huge
network of roads, rail, canals, buildings, camps etc, which kept
the fighting men fighting. By the end of the war there were
nearly 400,000 men engaged in this work (10% of total army).
Despite these numbers there were never enough men engaged
in this work, which often resulted in infantry men being called
in to assist, when they would better have been at the Front or
resting. Those that were overseas were not necessarily out of
reach of the enemy guns.
Daniel survived the war but retired early in July 1917 due to
sickness.
He returned to the Kings Cliffe area and his death is recorded in
Oakham. He died on 6th April 1946.
WOOTTON Charles Thomas MM
Private 12031 9th Battalion, Rifle Brigade
Lance Corporal A/203263 16th Battalion, Kings Royal Rifle
Company
Born in 1891, Charles was the third son of Mark and Eliza
Wootton, who lived on West Street, Kings Cliffe, where Eliza
ran a shop.
We cannot find Charles in the 1911 census.
He probably joined the army soon after the call was made for
252
